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Japanese Pickled Cucumbers
This recipe for Japanese Pickled Cucumbers involves rubbing freshly trimmed Japanese or Persian cucumbers with a mix of kosher salt, sugar, and optional karashi mustard powder before sealing them in a plastic bag to pickle in the refrigerator. The result is crisp, lightly sweet, and tangy pickles with a gentle mustard kick that develop their flavor over a few hours to two days.
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
24 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- 2 tsp kosher salt 0.4 oz, 10 g, Diamond Crystal brand
- 3 Tbsp sugar (1.1 oz, 30 g)
- ½ tsp karashi mustard 0.1 oz, 4 g; optional; you can substitute Chinese mustard powder or Colman’s English mustard that are made from a hot, yellow mustard seed similar to Japanese mustard, Japanese hot mustard
- 3 cucumber 9.2 oz, 261 g, Japanese or Persian varieties
Instructions
- Combine 2 tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt, 3 Tbsp sugar, and ½ tsp Japanese karashi hot mustard (optional) in the resealable plastic storage bag and mix well together.
- Cut off ½ inch from the ends of 3 Japanese or Persian cucumbers. Rub them together on the ends to get rid of the bitter taste.
- Put the cucumbers in the bag, squeeze out the air, and seal the bag tightly. Rub the cucumbers well with the mixture. Pickle for a few hours (my preferred taste) or up to 1–2 days in the refrigerator.
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To Serve and Store
- When the cucumbers are ready, discard the liquid and slice the cucumber before serving. Store the cucumbers in the refrigerator and consume within 2–3 days after removing from the pickling solution.
Nutrition Information
Calories
24kcal
(1%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
284mg
(12%)
Potassium
62mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
44IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
7mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 24
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 24kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 284mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 62mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 44IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 7mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.