Danish Cucumbers Recipes

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH CUCUMBERS

Steps:

• Peel cucumbers; slice paper-thin into a bowl. Sprinkle with salt; cover and refrigerate for 3-4 hours. , Rinse and drain cucumbers. Pat gently to press out excess liquid. In a large bowl, combine cucumbers and onion; set aside. In a small bowl, combine sour cream, vinegar, chives, dill seed, pepper and sugar. , Just before serving, add dressing to cucumbers; toss to coat. Arrange lettuce and tomatoes in a serving bowl if desired. Top with cucumbers.

DANISH PICKLED CUCUMBERS (SYLTEDE AGURKER)

Steps:

• Place cucumbers in non-reactive bowl. Mix vinegar, water, sugar, salt and pepper; pour over cucumbers.
• Cover and refrigerate, stirring occasionally, at least 3 hours.
• Drain; sprinkle with dill weed.

DANISH CUCUMBER SALAD - AGURKESALAT

Steps:

• Wash and peel cucumbers. Cut cucumbers into very thin slices and place in medium bowl, salt lightly, and let stand for 15 minutes.
• Pour off all liquid from cucumbers. In a small bowl mix together the water, vinegar, sugar and pepper. Thinly sliced vidalia or walla walla onions can be placed in the salad also according to taste and this is optional. Pour mixture over the cucumbers and place in the refrigerator for one hour or until chilled. Drain off liquid again or serve with a slotted spoon.

DANISH WHITE CUCUMBER PICKLES

Steps:

• Sterilize 8 pint jars.
• Make syrup by, putting the sugar, vinegar and water in a large pot, stirring until the sugar dissolves, and bring to a boil, when you fill jars have it at a full boil.
• Peel the cucumbers, cut in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds.
• Cut cucumbers into1/2 " spears that are about 3/4 " shorter than the pint jar, thus allowing some headroom. As you are cutting up the cukes put the prepared ones in ice-water until you put them into the jars Pack jars tightly with the spears standing upright( spears go on top of the spices already in the jar).
• Fill jars with boiling vinegar/syrup , make sure the jar's edges are clean with no vinegar/syrup on them. Place a lid on and screw on the ring.
• Check that they have popped.
• Leave for at least 2 weeks & enjoy.

DANISH CABBAGE

Steps:

• Bring water to boil in a large pot; add cabbage, and cook for 6 to 8 minutes. Drain water, reduce heat to low, and return cabbage to stovetop. Stir in sour cream, caraway seeds, and salt; cook over low heat for 15 minutes.

DANISH CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Wash cucumbers and slice cucumbers in thin slices. Some people may want to slice is squares or normal slices.
• Place cucumbers is a bowl and mix in dill spic, mayonnaise, sugar and vinegar.
• Stir together and taste for your own preferable balance of tartness or sweetness.
• When you are finished mixing and balancing your preferred taste, you may then chill your dish.
• It's now ready to eat! Yummy Yum!

DANISH SANDWICHES (SMøRREBRøD)

Steps:

• To build danish sandwiches, a slice or two of whatever chosen topping (�pålæg�) is placed on a slice of buttered bread. Toppings are artfully added to create a tasty sandwich -- with visual appeal!
• When at home with friends, people pass dishes of sliced breads around the table, and then to pass around each dish of toppings, and make their own sandwiches.
• In Denmark, Danish sandwiches are typically eaten with a fork and knife.