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Ingredients for Japanese Cucumber side dish – tsukudani きゅうりの佃煮


  1. 1 cucumber
  2. Little bit of salt to drain cucumber
  3. 1 thumb sized ginger
  4. 1 dried chilli
  5. 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  6. Shredded kombu if available
  7. 2 tablespoons rice vinegar (i am sure any CV vinegar will do but something mild fragranced one)
  8. 1 tablespoon of mirin
  9. 0.5 tablespoons sugar
Note: Now that the ingredients are ready, it’s time to try making it. We have prepared the steps in detail below. Make sure you follow them properly and correctly so that no mistakes occur.

Cooking Instructions for making Japanese Cucumber side dish – tsukudani きゅうりの佃煮


  • 1

    Slice cucumber with slicer, i am setting 2 on ikea’s slicer

  • 2

    Put cucumber and little bit of salt in bowl and leave them for 10min or so to drain water

  • 3

    Cut ginger into very thin shredded size

  • 4

    Once water is coming out from cucumber, wash lightly if you are conscious of your salt intake otherwise just squeeze water out and put cucumber in a pan

  • 5

    Put everything in a pan

  • 6

    Cook them in high to medium heat, initially water comes out from cucumber but will gone fairly quickly, stay near the hob and reduce heat as water vapoured.

  • 7

    Serve cold to accompany your rice dishes. Today I had it with my rice and fried egg!


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