Korean Style Pickled Cucumbers
Ingredients
- 3 large cucumbers
- 1 1/2 tbsp. salt
- 1 green onion
- 1/2 clove garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon chopped red chile pepper
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
Wash the cucumbers and, without peeling, cut them into 1 1/2" lengths. Cut each piece in half lengthwise and remove the seeds. As 1 tbsp. salt to the cucumbers. Mix well and let stand 15 minutes. Cut the onion (including top) into 1 1/2" lengths and shred each piece lengthwise very finely. Chop the garlic and red chile pepper into fine pieces. Wash the salt from the cucumbers. Add onion, garlic, red pepper, 1/2 tbsp. salt, and water. Mix well. Set aside to ripen. In warm weather 2 days are sufficient, but in cold weather 1 week is required.