Cucumber 'keem-chee'
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
3 large cucumbers
1 1/2 tbsp. salt
1 green onion
1/2 clove garlic
1/2 tsp. chopped red chile pepper
1/2 cup water
Recipe
Wash the cucumbers and, without peeling, cut them into 1 1/2" lengths. Cut each piece in half lengthwise and remove the seeds. As 1 tbsp. salt to the cucumbers. Mix well and let stand 15 minutes.
Cut the onion (including top) into 1 1/2" lengths and shred each piece lengthwise very finely.
Chop the garlic and red chile pepper into fine pieces.
Wash the salt from the cucumbers. Add onion, garlic, red pepper, 1/2 tbsp. salt, and water. Mix well. Set aside to ripen. In warm weather 2 days are sufficient, but in cold weather 1 week is required.
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