Quick Cucumber Kimchi

Name: Quick Cucumber Kimchi
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 pickling cucumbers or other small cucumbers (about 8 ounces); 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 2 scallions, white and light green parts only, finely chopped; 1 1/4-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped; 2 tablespoons rice vinegar; 1 tablespoon Korean chili powder (see Note); 2 teaspoons sugar; 1/2 teaspoon fish sauce (see Note); Notes: Korean chili powder (gochugaru, gochugalu or Korean “crushed red pepper”) is made from thin red peppers that are sun-dried on woven mats or strung together and hung from the eaves of thatch-roofed houses throughout the countryside. Store,; Fish sauce is a pungent Southeast Asian condiment made from salted, fermented fish. Find it in the Asian-food section of large supermarkets and in Asian specialty markets. We use Thai Kitchen fish sauce, lower in sodium than other brands (1,190 mg pe; Tip: A nonreactive bowl or pan—stainless-steel, enamel-coated or glass—is necessary when cooking with acidic foods, such as vinegar, to prevent the food from reacting with it.

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"While slowly fermented cabbage and pungent garlic are the ingredients most people associate with kimchi, there are dozens and dozens of other versions of Koreaâ??s national dish, featuring all manner of vegetables, such as these quickly pickled cucumbers with just a trace of garlic. Make Ahead Tip: Cover and refrigerate for up to 1 week...."

INGREDIENTS

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2 pickling cucumbers or other small cucumbers (about 8 ounces)

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1 teaspoon kosher salt

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2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

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2 scallions, white and light green parts only, finely chopped

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1 1/4-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped

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2 tablespoons rice vinegar

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1 tablespoon Korean chili powder (see Note)

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2 teaspoons sugar

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1/2 teaspoon fish sauce (see Note)

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Notes: Korean chili powder (gochugaru, gochugalu or Korean “crushed red pepper”) is made from thin red peppers that are sun-dried on woven mats or strung together and hung from the eaves of thatch-roofed houses throughout the countryside. Store,

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Fish sauce is a pungent Southeast Asian condiment made from salted, fermented fish. Find it in the Asian-food section of large supermarkets and in Asian specialty markets. We use Thai Kitchen fish sauce, lower in sodium than other brands (1,190 mg pe

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Tip: A nonreactive bowl or pan—stainless-steel, enamel-coated or glass—is necessary when cooking with acidic foods, such as vinegar, to prevent the food from reacting with it.

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