Homemade PicklesCucumber, a relatively easy-to-make type of pickle, everyone knows, refreshing, sour, and crispy, very delicious.Today, let's share my homemade cucumber pickling recipe with my friends. Those who like it can try it.

This timePickled Cucumbers, I have some tricks up my sleeve, cucumbers are easy to become mushy when pickled, so it's easy to lose their texture.Therefore, this time I remove the cucumber flesh and only pickle the cucumber skin, so the taste is crisp and fresh after pickling.

When making pickles, add a little garlic andchili, garlic and chili contain vitamin C, which can reduce the formation of nitrites.

　　How to Make Pickled CucumbersCrispy and fresh, no additives, delicious and healthy

　　Ingredients：750g cucumbersSalt2 teaspoons, 20g oil, dried chili peppers,Sichuan peppercorns1 teaspoon, freshginger2 pieces,white sugar20g, 30g white wine,soy sauce300g, fragrantvinegar15g, 1 head of garlic

　　Cucumber Pickling Recipe

1. Wash the cucumbers, use a small spoon to cut a groove along the cucumber flesh.

2. Remove the cucumber flesh.

3. Scrape off the remaining cucumber flesh.

4. Cut the cucumber skin into long strips, sprinkle with salt and marinate for 1 hour.

5. After marinating, drain the cucumber brine.

6. Wrap the cucumber skin in clean muslin, squeeze out excess water.

Heat oil in a pan, add chili flakes and Sichuan peppercorns to release fragrant aroma.

Add soy sauce and a small amount of water, bring to a boil, then turn off the heat.7. Heat oil in a wok, add chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns to release their aroma.

8. Add soy sauce, a small amount of water, bring to a boil, then turn off the heat.

　　After cooling, add white sugar, fragrant vinegar, and white wine and stir well.

　　9. Place the cucumber skin in a clean container, add fresh ginger and garlic slices, and pour in the cooled soy sauce, and marinate.Cucumber Pickling Ingredient Pairing Small Tips

Cilantroand cucumbers cannot be eaten together: cucumbers contain vitamin C decomposition enzymes, which can destroy vitamin C in other foods, and cilantro is a food high in vitamin C. If you eat it with cucumbers, the vitamin C in cilantro will be destroyed and lose its original nutrients.Cucumbers and

　　cauliflower

cannot be eaten together: cauliflower also contains a lot of vitamin C, about 88mg per 100g, if eaten with cucumbers, the vitamin C in cauliflower will be destroyed by the vitamin C decomposition enzyme in cucumbers, so it is not recommended to cook or eat together.Food benefitsEditor Homemade Pickled Cucumbers are rich inprotein, carbohydrates, vitamin B2, vitamin C, vitamin E, andradishvegetables, niacin, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and other nutrients.In addition, homemade pickled cucumbers can also beautify: Homemade pickled cucumbers can relieve dryness and wrinkles, and are especially effective for people with dark skin.Edible value Homemade pickled cucumbers are a nutritious vegetable, and everyone loves it.Different in different regions and nationalities.The most common ways to eat are: 1. Vinegar homemade pickled cucumbers;2. Pickled cucumbers;3. Fried homemade pickled cucumbers.There are also no vinegar, no pickling, and no frying. Wash the homemade pickled cucumbers, hold them in your hand like fruits, but most people prefer to eat homemade pickled cucumbers.In fact, the best way to eat is "homemade pickled cucumbers".The method is: first wash the homemade pickled cucumbers, make sure to peel them, cut them into thin slices, and marinate them with a little salt for half an hour, then squeeze out the salt water, and then mix with white sugar, mature oil or sesame oil, and if you like spicy, you can also use chili oil, soy sauce, and fragrant vinegar.Eating them cold can also increase your appetite, relieve bloating, and have a cooling effect.Homemade pickled cucumbers contain tannins. Eating them often can help prevent high blood pressure.Besides, homemade pickled cucumbers can also be eaten raw. Eating 250-300g per day can have a significant slimming effect, and can also reduce water retention, quench thirst, detoxify, and clear heat.The cucumber skin can treat sore throat, yellow urine, red eyes and headache, and heat.Therefore, homemade pickled cucumbers are one of the best medicinal vegetables. They also have benefits for beauty.Homemade pickled cucumbers are sweet in taste, with a cool and refreshing nature, bitter, and non-toxic. They belong to the spleen, stomach, and large intestine.They have the effects of dispelling heat, promoting water and urination, and clearing away heat and toxins.They are used to treat thirst, sore throat, fire, and burns.;They also have slimming effects.Medicinal valueToxicity:

　　Low toxicity.

　　Taste:sweet;

　　cool.Returns to:lung;

　　spleen;stomach.Function:clear heat;

　promote water and urination;detoxify.Treat fever and heat;yellow urine;edema and urinary retention;scald and burns;heat rash;non-ulcerUsage and DosageInternal use: appropriate amount, cook or eat raw;

　　or extract juice.External use: appropriate amount, rub or paste juice.1. Anti-tumor Homemade pickled cucumbers contain cucurbitane C, which can improve the body's immune function and achieve anti-tumor effects.2. Anti-aging Homemade pickled cucumbers contain a lot of vitamin E, which can delay aging and have anti-aging effects.

3. Weight loss and fitness Homemade pickled cucumbers contain propanoic acid, which can inhibit the conversion of carbohydrates into fat.

4. Brain and nerves Homemade pickled cucumbers contain vitamin B1, which is beneficial for improving brain and nerve function and can calm the mind.5. Prevent alcohol poisoning Homemade pickled cucumbers contain alanine, arginine, and glutamine, which can help liver patients, especially those with alcoholic liver cirrhosis, to prevent alcohol poisoning.

6. Lower blood sugar Homemade pickled cucumbers contain

grape

sugar, fructose, etc., which do not participate in the normal sugar metabolism, so diabetic patients can use homemade pickled cucumbers to fill their stomachs, which will not raise blood sugar, but may even lower it.

Reduce blood sugar: The amount ofgrapessucrose, fructose, etc. in homemade pickled cucumbers does not participate in the usual sugar metabolism, so diabetics can replace starchy foods with homemade pickled cucumbers to satisfy hunger, and their blood sugar will not only not rise, but may even decrease.