Seasoned Old Cucumber, Tossing with Doenjang Made It Perfect as a Summer Side Dish

Steps

1. 1

   Peel the old cucumber with a peeler, cut in half lengthwise, remove the seeds, and rinse.

2. 2

   Slice the cucumber thickly, then place in a bowl with 1T fine salt and 3T corn syrup and marinate for 20 minutes.

3. 3

   Mince the cheongyang chili pepper.

4. 4

   Do not rinse the salted cucumber — just drain the liquid that has formed.

5. 5

   In a bowl, combine the salted cucumber, minced chili pepper, 0.5T minced garlic, 1T doenjang, 0.5T anchovy fish sauce, 1T red pepper powder, 0.5T sugar, and 1T sesame oil, and toss to finish.