Smacked Cucumbers

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (13 ounce) cucumbers
• salt
• 2 teaspoons salted chilies, chopped
• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 -3 pinches sugar
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• chili oil
• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 1 teaspoon dried chili pepper flakes

Recipe

• 1 place the cucumber on a cutting board and whack hard, several times, with the flat of a cleaver blade, so the vegetable splinters and opens up with jagged cracks, then chop it into bite-size pieces.
• 2 place in a bowl; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and leave about 30 minutes.
• 3 when the time is up, drain off the water in the bowl.
• 4 to make version 1, add the chopped salted chiles, garlic, vinegar, sugar and salt to taste; mix well and leave for a few minutes to let the flavors blend. just before serving, add the sesame oil and chili oil to taste; toss and serve.
• 5 to make version 2, add the garlic and vinegar to the cucumber with more salt to taste, mix well and set aside for a few minutes to allow the flavors to penetrate. heat the oil in a wok over a high flame until smoking. scatter the chili flakes over the cucumber, then sprinkle the hot oil over, which will sizzle; mix well and serve.