Recipe: Crushed Cucumber Appetizer 拍黄瓜

Crushed Cucumber Appetizer  拍黄瓜

Ingredients:
2 English Cucumber
1 Tsp Salt

Seasoning:
5 cloves of Garlic diced
2 Tsp Black Vinegar
1 Tsp Soy Sauce Paste
2 Tsp Sugar
1 Dried Red Pepper chopped
1 tsp Sesame Oil

1 tsp Toasted Sesame Seeds

Methods:

1. Wash and wipe the cucumber.
2. Cut off the top and bottom part of the cucumbers and use a rolling pin or the side of a cleaver to crush the cucumber.
3. If prefer to cut the cucumber in chuck, that is totally fine.  Smashing the cucumber is for the organic look.  Otherwise, break the crushed cucumber by hands into large bite size.
4. Put the cucumber pieces in a medium size mixing bowl and add 1 Tsp of salt to mix
5. Let the salted cucumber sit for approximately 10 minutes to extract water to create crunchiness.
6.  Mix the seasoning and set aside.
7. Discard the cucumber water, rinse cucumber and drain well and padded dry before mixing in the seasoning.
8. Plate the cucumber and add toasted sesame seed to serve.