Recently, oriental dishes have become extremely popular. If earlier they made a real sensation, now the appearance of Japanese sushi or Korean salads on the table is quite common. But if it is not easy to cook culinary delights from meat and fish at home, then making a salad for any housewife will not be a problem. Moreover, they are prepared quite easily and quickly.
Salads are especially
popular in the fall, when the abundance of vegetables allows you to easily select the necessary components with ease and at minimal cost. And even at this time of the year everyone is trying to procure products for the future, so that in winter the body does not lack vitamins. And here, salads from Korean masters are no exception. The most popular foods in them are: cucumber, cabbage and carrots. All other ingredients act as a flavoring or seasoning. Korean
cucumber salads are pretty easy to make
. For the winter they can be canned in the usual way in banks and stored all year. For the simplest option, you will need the following products: for 3 kilograms of cucumbers - 0.5 cups of sunflower oil and a glass of 9% vinegar, 3 pieces of carrots, a glass of sugar, 2 cloves of garlic, one and a half tablespoons of salt and 2 teaspoons of special seasoning for
Korean carrots.
Cooking takes place in 3 stages:
- Small cucumbers are cut lengthwise into 4 or 8 parts. If large vegetables are used, then they should be cut into large cubes. Garlic is chopped with a knife, and carrots - on a grater.
- All recipe products must be mixed in a pre-prepared container. Then cover and leave to infuse for 1 day.
- Arrange the prepared mixture in jars, sterilize for 10 minutes in a container of boiling water, and then tightly cork.
Few people tried to make Korean cucumber salads for the winter. It is generally accepted that these dishes should be eaten only fresh. This opinion is erroneous. Indeed, a large number of components such as oil, salt and vinegar serve as an excellent preservative. In addition, it allows you to roll up Korean cucumber salads for the winter without prior heat treatment. No need to stand by the stove and painfully wait for the end of cooking.
Red ground or chilli peppers can also be used as additional components. This will give a peculiar aroma and make the taste of the finished salad more piquant. There are many options, and everyone can choose the one that he likes. And for those who doubt, it is only necessary once to try to prepare Korean salads of cucumbers for the winter and to verify this from our own experience.
But preparation is not bad, and nobody has canceled freshly prepared dishes. Any housewife will love the Korean salad of fresh cucumbers, which can be considered a wonderful and completely original whip product. The beauty is that it is ready immediately after mixing all the ingredients. The composition of the dish is relatively simple: for 350 grams of cucumbers - a clove of garlic, a couple of pinch of salt, 1.5 tablespoons of ground chili pepper (Korean), 2 teaspoons of table vinegar, a little black pepper, one and a half teaspoons of sugar and a teaspoon of sesame seeds.
Preparing a salad in one go. Cucumbers cut into circles and all other components according to the recipe are added to the pan. After mixing, the product can be laid out in a salad bowl and boldly serve.
There is another rather interesting salad recipe. Korean cucumbers can be not only fresh, but also fried. It is very unusual. For such a dish you will need: for 2 cucumbers - 2 carrots, 1 sweet Bulgarian pepper, 2 cloves of garlic, 4 tablespoons of sunflower oil and 200 grams of any meat. As seasoning, you can use black pepper, green onions and any leafy greens.
Such a dish is prepared in a certain sequence:
- First you need to pour the cucumbers cut into cubes with salt and set aside.
- Pepper, meat and carrots cut into strips, and chop the greens arbitrarily.
- Squeeze the cucumbers slightly and fry a little in oil. Squeeze the garlic in there.
- Remove the pan from the heat and mix the cucumbers with the other ingredients according to the recipe. Season the dish to taste with soy sauce and let it brew for about 10 minutes.
This salad from Korean cuisine will especially appeal to lovers of unusual tastes. And with his appearance, he is able to decorate any table.