Thick Cucumbers in Ankake (Thick Sauce).
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook thick cucumbers in ankake (thick sauce) using 9 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Thick Cucumbers in Ankake (Thick Sauce):
- {Get 1 of Thick cucumber.
- {Prepare 2 of Imitation crab meat sticks (optional).
- {Prepare 400 ml of Dashi stock.
- {Get 2 tsp of Sugar.
- {Take 3 tbsp of ★ Usukuchi soy sauce.
- {Make ready 2 tsp of ★ Mirin.
- {Prepare 1 of ★ Salt.
- {Prepare 1 tbsp of ☆ Katakuriko.
- {Prepare 1 tbsp of ☆ Water.
Steps to make Thick Cucumbers in Ankake (Thick Sauce):
- This is a Kaga variety cucumber. It's just one of Kaga's vegetables that is in season. It's more than twice as thick and long as a common Japanese cucumber! Peel the skins before cooking..
- Cut the cucumber into 3-mm thick slices. Although they look like regular cucumbers, the seeds are also large, like the cucumber itself..
- Quarter the slices and scoop out seeds with a spoon. The slices in the background still have seeds, and the seeds of those in the foreground are removed..
- Put dashi stock, sugar, and thick cucumber slices into a pot, and heat..
- Once the pot comes to a boil, add the ingredients marked with a ★, and simmer for about 5 minutes..
- They should have a nice crisp texture after boiling for around 5 minutes. If you prefer a softer texture, boil longer..
- Add shredded imitation crab meat sticks, continue simmering, then remove from the heat and stir in the ☆ katakuriko dissolved in water..
- While stirring, return to heat, and remove from heat once the broth thickens, then leave to cool..
- It's better and the flavors are infused better after the dish has chilled thoroughly. On warm days, chill in the refrigerator..
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