Cambodian•healthy
Fresh Pickled Vegetables
Chrouk Bunlai, Freshly pickled vegetables are a quick and easy side dish to accompany grilled or BBQ meats.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- No separate cook time
- Yield
- 10 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 clove garlic (thinly julienned)
- 1 tbsp ginger (thinly julienned)
- 1/4 cup Granulated sugar (heap)
- 1 tsp sea salt (heap)
- 1/2 cup white vinegar
- 1 cup water
- 5 Persian cucumbers (thinly sliced)
- 2 Fresno chili (de-seeded and julienned )
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the brine: in a medium bowl add the following ingredients: garlic, ginger, sugar, salt, vinegar, and water. Mix well and set aside.
- 2
Soak julienned Fresno chili in a bowl of cold water, set aside. This prevent the red color of the chili bleed into the brine.
- 3
Add in sliced cucumbers into the brine. Drain the Fresno chili and add it into the brine, mix well. Let the brine soak into the vegetables, and chilled for at least 15 minutes before serving.