An incredibly simple recipe for miso-pickled cucumbers. After prepping the cucumbers with salt rubbing and brine treatment, simply marinate them overnight in a special sauce made with mirin (alcohol removed in the microwave) and miso base. You'll have a delicious side dish that's perfect with rice!
Ingredients
Main Ingredients (2 servings)
- Cucumbers 2
Seasonings
- [A] Miso 2 tbsp
- [A] Mirin (Sweet Rice Wine) 1 tbsp
- [A] Sugar 2 tsp
- [A] Vinegar 1/2 tsp
- [A] Grated Ginger 1/2 tsp
- [A] Grated Garlic 1/2 tsp
- Salt (to taste)
Steps
- Rub 2 cucumbers with salt and roll them to tenderize.
- Rinse the salted cucumbers.
- Cut off about 1.5cm from the ends of the cucumbers, and rub the cut surfaces together to remove bitterness. (Key Tip!) Continue removing bitterness until no more foam appears.
- Rinse the de-bittered cucumbers again, and thoroughly pat them dry with paper towels.
- Peel the skin of the cucumbers in about 3-4 striped patterns using a peeler. (Key Tip!) This helps the flavor to penetrate better.
- Place the peeled cucumbers in a zip-top bag.
- In a heatproof container, add 1 tbsp of Mirin (Sweet Rice Wine) and microwave for 1 minute at 600W to evaporate the alcohol.
- Add 2 tsp of sugar to the heated Mirin (Sweet Rice Wine) and mix well until dissolved.
- To the mirin with dissolved sugar, add 2 tbsp of Miso, 1/2 tsp of Vinegar, 1/2 tsp of Grated Ginger, and 1/2 tsp of Grated Garlic. Mix well to create the miso marinade.
- Pour the prepared miso marinade into the zip-top bag with the cucumbers and ensure they are well coated.
- Remove air from the bag, seal it, and refrigerate overnight.
- After marinating overnight, the miso-pickled cucumbers are ready!
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