# Spicy Cucumber Banchan

This is how you make spicy cucumber banchan.

- Total time: 10 min
- Cuisine: Korean
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 500 g cucumber
- 0.5 tbsp sea salt
- 2 tbsp pepper flakes
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1.5 tbsp apple vinegar
- 0.5 tbsp garlic
- 50 g onion
- 0.5 tbsp pepper paste
- 0.5 tbsp sesame seed

## Instructions

1. Rinse 500g of cucumber and cut them into slices.
2. Add 1/2 tbsp of sea salt to the cucumbers and toss.
3. Let it sweat for 5-10 minutes.
4. Prepare the sauce by mixing 2 tbsp pepper flakes, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp fish sauce (or soy sauce), 1 tbsp sesame oil, 1 1/2 tbsp apple vinegar and 1/2 tbsp garlic.
5. Strain the cucumbers.
6. Cut 50g of onion into slices.
7. Add the onion slices to the cucumbers.
8. Add the prepared sauce to the cucumbers and onions.
9. Mix well with gloved hands.
10. Optionally, add 1/2 tbsp of pepper paste.
11. Finish with 1/2 tbsp of sesame seed.

## Equipment

- knife
- bowl
- spoon
- strainer

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzFNCSy0qxo
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/6cb0bcb8-c591-4195-9a8f-40525948e743
- Extracted: 2025-02-16

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