Side Dishes

Whitebait & Cucumber Vinegar Pickle

Name: Whitebait & Cucumber Vinegar Pickle
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 10 g (2 tsp) Green plum extract (maesil-aek); 40 g (1 cup) Whitebait (silchi); 20 g (1⅓ tbsp) Vinegar; 80 g (½ cucumber) Cucumber

실치오이 초절임

Blanched silver whitebait (silchi) tossed with vinegar-pickled cucumber and plum extract. Whitebait is high in calcium for bone health; blanching removes its salt, and vinegar adds tang.

15mPrep

2mCook

2Servings

EasyLevel

🥘 Ingredients

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Green plum extract (maesil-aek)10 g (2 tsp)

Whitebait (silchi)40 g (1 cup)

Vinegar20 g (1⅓ tbsp)

Cucumber80 g (½ cucumber)

🧺 Korean ingredients in this recipe

Maesil-cheong (Green Plum Syrup)Sweet-tart plum syrup used like sugar 🛒 Shop on Amazon
Korean VinegarsBrown rice, persimmon and fruit vinegars for dressings and pickles 🛒 Shop on Amazon

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📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Blanch the whitebait in boiling water.

Whitebait & Cucumber Vinegar Pickle — step 1

Slice the cucumber into half-moons, pickle in the vinegar, squeeze out the liquid and add the plum extract.

Whitebait & Cucumber Vinegar Pickle — step 2

Toss the whitebait and cucumber together.

Whitebait & Cucumber Vinegar Pickle — step 3

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

36.9Calories (kcal)

6.1 gCarbs

3 gProtein

0 gFat

59.1 mgSodium

Nutrition values are taken from the original recipe data and are approximate.

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Source: adapted from the recipe database of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea (Food Safety Korea), used under the Korea Open Government License (KOGL) Type 1. English translation and editing by coo K food.