Sweet & Sour Cucumber Relish (Taeng Kwa Brio

SWEET & SOUR CUCUMBER RELISH (TAENG KWA BRIO

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Categories : Sauces

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Stephen Ceideburg

2 lg Cucumbers, peeled, halved

-lengthwise and sliced

-thinly

1 sm Red onion, peeled, halved

1/2 ts Dried red chili flakes

-more)

4 tb Granulated sugar

1/2 c Water

5 tb White vinegar

1/2 ts Salt

Here's an excellent side dish to go with Satay,

grilled fowl or meats, fish--just about anything you

can imagine.

Sweet and Sour Cucumber Relish (Taeng Kwa Brio Wan)

Toss the cucumber, onion and chili flakes together in

a bowl. In a small saucepan, over low heat, dissolve

the sugar in the water. Remove from heat and stir in

the vinegar and salt. Pour this mixture over the

veggies. Stir and refrigerate until served.

From "The Original Thai Cookbook" by Jennifer Brennan

GD/Perigee, published by Putnam. 1981.

This a is quick 'n' easy dish that's refreshing--good

for a barbecue on a hot summer day. Some of the

sucessful variations that I've tried have been: Rice

vinegar for white, add thinly sliced red or green hot

chilis, use palm sugar instead of granulated.

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