Smacked cucumber pickles

Jennifer Joyce6Source

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Ingredients

1 cucumber or 3 small Persian/ Lebanese cucumbers, ends trimmed

2 garlic cloves finely chopped

1 tbsp caster sugar

1 tbsp light soy sauce

1 tbsp Chinese black vinegar or rice wine vinegar

1 tbsp chilli oil

Method

Using a rolling pin or cleaver, smack the cucumber so it splits. Rip into 2.5cm pieces, tip into a bowl with all the ingredients and 1 tsp salt, and toss together. Try with Pork shoulder braised in black vinegar (see Goes well with.)