Main ingredients 🥩
cucumbergreen chili peppervinegarsoju
Okjubu's Oiji
A crisp oiji made quickly and easily in a zipper bag without boiling water
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ Those who want to easily stock up on summer side dishes without using heat
- ⭐ Beginner cooks who found traditional oiji preparation too cumbersome
Ingredients needed 🛒4 servings
- cucumber 5~6 pieces
- green chili pepper 2 pieces
- coarse salt 1 cup (paper cup)
- sugar 1/3 cup (paper cup)
- vinegar 1 cup (paper cup)
- soju 1 cup (paper cup)
Recipe 🍳
- Wash green chili peppers thoroughly and slice them lengthwise into halves.
- Place washed and dried cucumbers and prepared green chili peppers into a large zipper bag, stacking them neatly.
- Add coarse salt 1 cup (paper cup), sugar 1/3 cup (paper cup), vinegar 1 cup (paper cup), and soju 1 cup (paper cup) into the zipper bag in sequence.
- Remove as much air as possible from the bag, seal it tightly, place it in a kimchi jar or airtight container, and press down with a heavy object to ferment at room temperature.
- Slice green chili peppers lengthwise.
- Put cucumbers and green chili peppers into the zipper bag.
- Add salt, sugar, vinegar, and soju in measured amounts to the bag.
- Seal the bag and press down with a weight or similar item to pickle.
Cooking tips 💡
- Use fresh, unblemished cucumbers to ensure they stay crisp and don't become soft.
- Flip the zipper bag once a day so the brine distributes evenly, resulting in more uniformly flavored pickles.
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