The steps for pickling cucumbers are as follows:

Material preparation: cucumber, millet pepper, garlic, shredded ginger, Sichuan peppercorns, salt, sugar, light soy sauce, rice vinegar, etc.

1. Wash the cucumbers, cut them into long strips 1 cm wide and 8 cm long, put them into a water-free and oil-free bowl, add salt and stir evenly, marinate for 1 hour, and dry the cucumbers. The moisture content of the strips.

2. Prepare the auxiliary ingredients, cut garlic into slices, cut ginger into shreds, cut millet pepper into rings, put them on a plate and set aside.

3. Heat oil in a pan, add millet pepper, garlic slices, peppercorns, and shredded ginger, stir-fry over low heat until fragrant, turn off heat and cool.

4. After it is completely cool, pour the fried soup into a basin, add 2 tablespoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of rice vinegar, 3 tablespoons of light soy sauce, and 1 tablespoon of braised soy sauce, and stir evenly with a spoon.

5. At this time, the cucumber strips are almost pickled, and the final step is needed. Find a clean filter cloth, wrap the cucumber strips, and squeeze out the excess water.

6. Pour all the prepared sauce into the cucumber strips, stir evenly, cover with a layer of plastic wrap, and refrigerate for one day.