Asian Sambal and Pickles Dishes Recipes - Indonesian Cucumber Pickle (Acar Mentah Putih) Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cucumber (seeded, cut into 'fingers' & rinsed)

• salt to taste

• 10 shallots (peeled & left whole)

• 5 red chilies (seeded)

• 2 tablespoons lombok rawit/bird chilies (left whole)

• 2 cups vinegar

Seasoning Ingredients:

• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (grated)

• 3 bunga cengkih/cloves

• 2 2-inch (5-cm.) kayu manis/cinnamon sticks

• sugar to taste

• salt to taste

Serves 6-8

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Method:

1. Rub salt into cucumber-fingers. Dry in the sun till slightly shriveled. Rinse well and squeeze to extract excess juice. Keep aside in a dry place.

2. Boil vinegar with the seasoning ingredients. Strain mixture and allow to cool.

3. Add all the pickle ingredients to cooled vinegar.

4. Store in a sterilized bottle for at least 3 days before serving.