How to make cold cucumber salad with knife patting? Delicious tips

The key to patting cucumber salad with a knife is to maintain its crisp texture and fully absorb seasonings. It is necessary to master the patting techniques, seasoning ratios, and ingredient combinations.

1. Beating technique

Use the back of the knife to vertically crack the cucumber instead of cutting it, breaking the fiber structure while retaining some connections, making the cross-section irregular and serrated, making it easier to taste. Before patting, the cucumber can be refrigerated for 1 hour to enhance its crispness. After patting, tear it into strips by hand to avoid oxidation of the metal blade surface and affecting its color.

2. Water Control Treatment

The cucumber should be marinated with salt for 5 minutes to remove excess water, squeezed with both hands, and rinsed with water to remove excess salt. This step can improve the permeability of the cell wall, making it easier for the sauce to penetrate during subsequent seasoning, while preventing the finished product from leaking water and affecting its taste.

III. Golden Ratio

The basic sauce is made by mixing soy sauce, vinegar, and white sugar in a ratio of 3:2:1, and adding minced garlic and spicy millet to enhance the flavor. In the oil splashing process, Sichuan peppercorns and dried chili segments are seasoned with 180 ℃ hot oil and filtered. When mixing the sauce, the hot oil is poured first and then the liquid seasoning is poured to achieve more uniform layering and penetration.

4. Aroma enhancing ingredients

Fried peanuts provide a nutty aroma, cilantro enhances freshness, and sesame paste can be diluted and added in small amounts to increase alcohol content. Lemon juice can be added as a substitute for some vinegar in summer, and ginger powder is recommended to balance its cooling properties in winter.

5. Time Control

After mixing, let it stand for 10 minutes to allow the flavors to blend. After 30 minutes, the cucumber will gradually soften. If you need to prepare in advance, you can store the cucumber and sauce separately and mix them before consumption. Overnight cucumber will ferment and become sour, it is recommended to eat it fresh.

Choose drought cucumber varieties with uniform straight stripes and obvious thorns, and avoid water cucumbers with excessive moisture. When processing, retain some cucumber skin to increase crispness, but use salt scrubbing to remove pesticide residues. For those with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, a small amount of ginger juice can be added for adjustment. For those with abnormal blood sugar, it is recommended to use sugar substitutes instead of white sugar. Served with mung bean Congee or cold noodles can balance the dietary structure, and it is advisable to keep it refrigerated for no more than 4 hours.