Pickled Bur Cucumber
25m
This Pickled Bur Cucumber is the perfect way to get creative at using this unusual vegetable! It is perfect for salads and sandwiches. It also works as a side for grilled fish or steak tartare.
Bur cucumber is a unique vegetable that looks like a small, bumpy cucumber, with a pale flesh inside, similar to a regular cucumber, but with a tangy flavor.
It is very common in certain regions of Brazil, and is often used to pickle or added raw to various dishes.
Pickled Bur Cucumber can be stored for up to 2 months in the refrigerator.
Add 1 cup of white wine vinegar and 1 cup of sugar to a saucepan over high heat
Add 2 cups of water and 1 chili pepper cut in half
Add a pinch of salt and stir to combine and dissolve the sugar. Bring it to a boil and remove from heat. The gastrique is ready
Thinly slice 2 bur cucumbers
Add the chili pepper to the Gastrique. Place the bur cucumber in a bowl and cover it with the liquid
Cover with cling film and let it sit for at least 10m to pickle. The pickled bur cucumber is ready
Use it in salads or sandwiches! Enjoy!
Yield 1 cup
Bur Cucumber
2
Gastrique
White Wine Vinegar
1 cup
Sugar
1 cup
Chili Pepper
1
Salt
a pinch
Water
2 cups