Pickled Cucumbers
by Karen Mussoline
Email:kmussoline@icloud.com

URL Source: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ted-allen/thai-beef-skewers-with-pickled-cucumbers-recipe/index.h
Source: Food Network Magazine July/August 2012
Course: Salads
Cuisine: Asian
Food Group: Vegetable
Serves: 4

Ingredients

1/4 cup(s) sugar
1/2 teaspoon(s) kosher salt
1/4 cup(s) rice vinegar (unseasoned)
1 large cucumber
1 small hot red or green chile, thinly sliced
1/2 cup(s) thinly sliced red onion
1/4 cup(s) chopped cilantro leaves

Pickle the cucumbers: In a small saucepan, heat the sugar, salt, vinegar and 1/4 cup water over medium-high heat until the sugar and salt dissolve; remove from the heat. Put the cucumber, chile and red onion in a medium bowl and pour the hot brine over them. Let cool, then add the cilantro. Chill. 

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