Oi Sobaegi

Ingredients 

• 10 small cucumbers
• 1 cup sea salt
• 1/2 cup chopped chives 
• 1/3 cup chopped spring onions 
• 1 medium pear, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1 inch ginger piece, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup fermented shrimps (optional)
• 4 tablespoons red chilli powder
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Method

1. Rub the cucumbers with sea salt to make it soft. Cut and discard the top and bottom. Make slits in the cucumbers Take a bowl of water and salt to it and add the cucumbers.
2. Combine chives, spring onions, pear, garlic, ginger, shrimps, chilli powder and sugar in a bowl and mix well. Squeeze excess water from the cucumbers and dry them.
3. Then fill the cucumber with the shrimp mixture. Place the cucumbers overnight in a bowl containing little water and salt. Store the cucumbers in an sterilized bottle to used when required.

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