What are cucumber cups?

Cucumber Cups are small cups made of dense slice of cucumber. Usually only about 1 inch (about 2 cm) are high, the sections used to make small cups are inoculated and then filled with any desire of the chef. They can hold a summer liqueur or shots of mixtures, salads, compotes or hummus. Creating cucumber cups at home may require a little practice, but the party guests often love them. They produce very simple appetizers that work well for occasional and good dining.

Long, slender cucumbers generally work best for the production of cucumber cups. They should only be a bit of food, so a very wide cup of cucumbers can be difficult to eat, especially if the content is a little dirty. English cucumbers often work well because they do not have to be peeled, but one can use a long, slender ordinary cucumber. The fact that English cucumbers are without seeds, in this case it does not matter, because the chef will cut off the center of each cucumber cup, whether it contains seeds nebone.

Every sectionThe vegetables, which are designed to produce cucumber cups, must be perfectly straight at the top and bottom. A circled cut usually brings a crooked cup, which means that the vessel could lean and threaten to spill its content. Straight, 1 to 1.5 inches (2 cm to 3 cm) High columns are usually a perfect size for each cucumber section.

Removing cucumber cuts is usually the most difficult part. One has to gently poke the tip of the knife, vertically, down to each cut and focuses on about 1/8 inches (about 1/4 cm) from the edge of the cucumber section. Using a gentle cutting movement, the cook leads the knife in the circle around the inside of the slices, be careful not to sit into the bottom and do not make a cup unnecessary. Upon completion of the circle, the chef can gently turn the central part of the cup of cucumber until its interior renews.

All cups are created, the cook can fill the cucumber cups with all he likes. Drink options include aLinkolic shots made of melon liqueur, tequila or other light flavors. Strawberry or Plain Lemonade works well for children. Food options include garlic or red pepper hummus, dried fruit compote with nuts, small tropical fruit salads and chicken or seafood. Party hosts can also set empty cups of cucumbers with several contents. In this way, cucumber cups can provide a plastic tray with various flavors without much work for the host.