Free Cooking & Recipes

Sunomono

Ingredients:

• 1/2 English cucumber
• 12 oz medium raw shrimp
• 1/4 cup rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Preparation;

1. Halve cucumber lengthways and remove any seeds with a teaspoon; remove skin with a vegetable peeler. Cut flesh into very thin slices, sprinkle thoroughly with salt and set aside for 5 minutes. Rinse to remove salt; pat dry with paper towels.
2. Place the shrimp in a pan of lightly salted boiling water and simmer for 2 minutes, or until just cooked. Drain and plunge them into cold water. Allow the shrimp to cool and then peel and devein them, leaving tails intact.
3. Place the vinegar, sugar, soy sauce and ginger in a bowl and stir until the sugar dissolves. Add the shrimp and cucumber and marinate 1 hour.
4. Arrange on serving plates, sprinkle with seeds and serve.