Oi Moochim (Seasoned Cucumber)

Name: Oi Moochim (Seasoned Cucumber)
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H30M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT1H30M0.000S
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: asian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup distilled vinegar or rice vinegar; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; Dash of dashida (dried soup stock made from essence of seafood or beef); 2 teaspoons sugar; 2 teaspoons gochuchang paste, plus more to taste, recipe follows; 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil; 4 Korean or kirby cucumbers, thinly sliced; 1 small white onion, halved and thinly sliced; 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted; 4 tablespoons gochuchang (available at Korean grocers); 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon sesame seeds; 2 teaspoons sesame oil

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Level: Easy
Total: 1 hr 30 min

Prep: 30 min
Inactive: 1 hr

Yield: 6 servings

Level: Easy
Total: 1 hr 30 min

Prep: 30 min
Inactive: 1 hr

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

1/2 cup distilled vinegar or rice vinegar

2 tablespoons soy sauce

Dash of dashida (dried soup stock made from essence of seafood or beef)

2 teaspoons sugar

2 teaspoons gochuchang paste, plus more to taste, recipe follows

1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil

4 Korean or kirby cucumbers, thinly sliced

1 small white onion, halved and thinly sliced

1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted

Gochuchang Paste (seasoned red pepper paste):

4 tablespoons gochuchang (available at Korean grocers)

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon sesame seeds

2 teaspoons sesame oil

Directions

Whisk together the vinegar, soy, dashida, sugar, gochuchang, and sesame oil in a large bowl. Add the cucumber and onion and stir until combined. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and let marinate at least 1 hour before eating.

Gochuchang Paste (seasoned red pepper paste):

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Mix well.

Cook’s Note

Gochuchang (GOH-choo-jang) paste: spicy red pepper paste sold either in glass jars or plastic containers that can be purchased at any Korean or Asian food market.

Oi Moochim (Seasoned Cucumber)

Gochuchang Paste (seasoned red pepper paste):

Gochuchang Paste (seasoned red pepper paste):

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