Everyone must be familiar with cucumbers, especially in this hot summer. A plate of cold cucumbers is better than a pot of chicken, duck and fish. The reason why cucumbers are so popular is that they are simple to make. You can eat it directly, make it cold or stew, and you can also apply it on your face. You can even save money on facial masks. On the other hand, cucumbers are very cheap, especially in summer. They cost less than one yuan per pound, especially in our hometown. Every household grows cucumbers and is self-sufficient, which is not only clean but also saves a lot of money.

Many times when we go to restaurants to eat cucumber salad, we find that the cucumbers in the restaurant are particularly crispy and tasty. No matter how much we try at home, we can’t make that texture. Is it the same as the cucumbers in the restaurant? It’s different. Actually, it’s not. It’s just that we are missing some steps in making cucumbers. A few simple steps will make the taste of cucumbers very different, and it will feel tasteless when you eat them. I will share with you the details below.

1. Prepare two cucumbers, wash them, flatten them, cut them into pieces, put them in a basin, sprinkle them with a layer of salt, marinate them for ten minutes, then pour out the water.

2. Peel a piece of garlic, then flatten the garlic cloves and chop them into minced garlic. Put the minced garlic into a bowl and add chopped green onion. Friends who like chili peppers can also add a little chili powder

3. Now start to consume some chopped green onion oil. Pour the oil into the pot. Heat the oil and add peppercorns, star anise, green onion and ginger slices. After frying the chopped green onion and ginger slices until they turn brown, add the aniseed, etc. in the oil. Take them out, and the chopped green onion oil is now ready. Then pour the hot oil on the garlic, then add the balsamic vinegar, light soy sauce, salt and thirteen spices, stir evenly

4. Mix the mixture. Pour the good sauce on top of the cucumber, add an appropriate amount of coriander, stir evenly, and a light and refreshing cucumber salad is ready.

1. The cucumber needs to be flattened first. The flattened cucumber will be more delicious. The taste of the flattened cucumber will be crispier after being pickled with salt. The water in the cucumber will be pickled out. This is also a good choice for restaurants. How to handle cucumbers

2. Green onion oil is also the key to delicious cold cucumbers. Green onion oil has a flavor-increasing effect, and pouring hot oil on garlic will also reduce the spicy taste of garlic and increase the flavor. Garlic flavor

Now you know why the cold cucumbers in restaurants are so delicious. Just these two extra steps add a lot to the cold cucumbers. If you don’t have much appetite in the hot summer, hurry up. Try the cucumber salad!