Odessa “5 minutes” pickled cucumbers
Cuisine: Odessa
Author: Maria Kalenska
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 1 hr 1 min
Total time: 1 hr 6 mins


Ingredients
  • ½ kg small cucumbers
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • ⅓ chili
  • 1 bunch of dill
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2½ tbsp salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
Cooking method
  1. Cut the cucumbers into 4 pieces. Transfer to a bowl. Finely chop the dill. Transfer to a bowl. Crush the garlic with a knife and chop finely. Add to dill and cucumbers. Finely chop the chili. Transfer to a bowl. Add sugar, salt, black pepper, vinegar, oil. Cover the bowl with cling film or a lid.
  2. Shake vigorously the bowl with cucumbers for a minute. Leave the cucumbers at room temperature for 1 hour 30 minutes - 2 hours. Store pickled cucumbers in the refrigerator.
My tips and tricks
Serve pickled cucumbers with spicy mustard and liquid honey. You do not need to mix them. Dip the cucumbers in mustard or honey, and enjoy the spicy, sweet, and salty game of taste.

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