Pickled Cucumber

Recipe for Pickled Cucumber

Ingredients:

• 1 Japanese Cucumber, washed, scrubbed to remove pointy parts
• 1 tablespoon, lightly Fried or Roasted Garlic

Marinade:

• 1 tablespoon Light Soy Sauce
• 1 tablespoon Apple Cider
• 1/3 tablespoon Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Sesame Oil
• a dash of Worcestershire Sauce (optional)

How to do it:

1. Cut cucumber into 2cm thick or into 4 parts then halved, lenghwise, whichever you prefer.
2. Put all cut cucumber into a ziploc bag or a container.
3. Add roasted garlic and marinade to the cucumber.
4. Squeeze out excess air from ziploc bag, if using.
5. Refrigerate it for about 4 hours or till ready to serve.
6. Turn the bag around or give the cucumber slices a stir occasionally to make sure all the pieces get well marinated.
7. Place pickled cucumber in a dish and served with some of the marinade.

Note:

• You can add some Japanese La Yu or Chilli if you want it to be spicy.
• Fried or Roasted Garlic adds fragrance but will not overpower the pickled cucumber with a strong garlic smell.  You can use raw garlic if you like though.

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Okra Salad

Recipe for Okra Salad

Ingredients:

• 6 to 7 Okra, washed and cleaned

Dressing:

• Some Bonito Flakes
• 1 1/2 tablespoon Yuzu Seasoned Soy Sauce

How to do it:

1. Steam Orka for 4 minutes.
2. Cut the top and the tip of okra away.
3. Cut okra into 1 to 1.5cm thick.
4. Top okra with bonito flakes.
5. Drizzle Yuzu Seasoned Soy Sauce.
6. Serve.

Note:

• You can replace Yuzu Season Soy Sauce with 1 1/2 tablespoon Light Soy Sauce, 1/4 teaspoon Lemon Juice and a pinch of Sugar.  However the taste of the sauce will depends on the type of light soy sauce used.

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