Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, cucumber with umeboshi. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
It's authentically Japanese made with the traditional ingredient, umeboshi paste. If substituting seeded cucumbers, see the note below. If using a different size of cucumber, adjust the seasonings accordingly.
Cucumber with Umeboshi is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Cucumber with Umeboshi is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook cucumber with umeboshi using 6 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Cucumber with Umeboshi:
- Take 2 Cucumbers
- Make ready 3 Umeboshi
- Get 3 leaves Shiso leaves
- Get 1 tsp Bonito dashi stock granules
- Take 1 dash Mentsuyu
- Take 1 dash Roasted sesame seeds
Umeboshi are pickled plums, found in jars in most Japanese homes. My grandparents had an ume (plum) tree in their garden and made their own pickles. I love to use umeboshi in sushi as they have a very sour taste that works well with other ingredients, such as cucumber and aromatic shiso leaves. They are also eaten with rice or as a side dish.
Steps to make Cucumber with Umeboshi:
- Chop up the cucumbers roughly and rub them with the bonito dashi stock granules. Set aside.
- Use a kitchen knife to make a rough paste out of the deseeded umeboshi. Julienne the shiso leaves.
- Add the umeboshi paste, shiso leaves, noodle dipping sauce and roasted sesame seeds to the cucumbers. Mix them together, and the dish is finished.
Japanese people loves to eat umeboshi with cucumber. You can chop or crush the cucumber, then sprinkle and mix some salt and/or vinegar on it, then mix the salted cucumber with chopped umeboshi. The other way is, to cook the sliced or chopped umeboshi with cucumber, pork meat, sausage, and perilla leaves on fry pan. Combine the cucumber and ginger into a bowl and sprinkle small amount of salt to cover them. Smash the umeboshi with a fork, add it to the mixture, then add the ume vinegar and mix well.
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