6 cucumbers about 8" long
Marinade:
2 Tbl wine vinegar
1.5 tsp salt
a 2 qt [?] porcelaine or st/st bowl [why not glass??]
Sauce
A baking dish 12" diam x 1.5" deep [or anything else you have handy!]
1.5 oz [some] melted butter - *I poured olive oil over the whole thing instead
3-4 Tbl chopped spring onion
1/2 tsp pepper
- Peel and halve cucumbers, scoop out seeds. Cut into strips about 1/2" wide, cut into 2" pieces [which I'd have done first but there you go...]
- Mix vinegar, salt and sugar in a bowl and leave to stand for 30 mins or several hours
Pre-heat oven to 375ºF/Gas mark 5
- Drain, pat dry
- Toss cucumbers i the baking dish with the other ingredients* and place uncovered in a pre-heated oven for about 1 hour, tossing 2 or 3 tines until the cucumbers are tender but still have a suggestion of crispiness and texture. They will barely colour during the cooking.
You may wish to add: parsley, parsley and cream, parsley, cream and sautèed mushrooms or [Mornay] cheese sauce. I didn't find it necessary on this occasion but I suppose any of those would be nice too.
Sorry, no photo. If I make it again and have time, I'll post one!
1 comment:
Having a hard time imagining what this would taste like. What did you eat it with? Maybe like rice and fish or something? Am imagining it to have a somewhat tangy taste. Yes, pancetta would pbly enhance this a lot. Veggie bacon would have a similar effect, or maybe crispy, slowly fried onions?
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