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Chinese Cucumber Pickles
Chinese cucumber pickles are so flavorful and tasty too! You can eat them as a side dish or you can stir fry it with other dishes!
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 pound small cucumbers
- 1 tablespoon Sichuan peppercorns
- 1½ tablespoons kosher salt
- ½ cup rice vinegar
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup of peeled and sliced ginger
- 5-15 small chili peppers
- 1 tablespoon sugar (optional)
Instructions
- 1
In a bowl, add Sichuan peppercorn, sugar (optional), kosher salt, and rice vinegar to the 1 cup of water and mix well. In a big sterile glass jar, pack the cucumbers, chili peppers, and sliced ginger. Pour the peppercorn mixture in with the cucumbers, and add more water as needed to fill to top. Tighten the lid on top and leave jar in the fridge for at least 24 hours before eating.