Recipe - Braised Herbed Cucumbers

2 English cucumbers or
4 regular cucumbers
1 tablespoon Coarse salt
1 tablespoon Vinegar
One fourth cup Butter, melted
2 tablespoon Snipped fresh dill
2 tablespoon Chopped fresh chives
1 tablespoon Minced shallots
White pepper to taste
One half cup Whipping cream
Fresh parsley or dill for
garnish

If using regular cucumbers, peel cucumbers, halve them lengthwise and, with
a small spoon, scoop out the seeds. (This is not necessary with English
cucumbers.) cut into 1" x 1 1/4" pieces. Sprinkle with salt and vinegar;
let stand for 2 to 3 hours at room temperature. Drain and pat dry.

Preheat oven to 375øF. Transfer cucumbers to a stovetooven dish; toss
with butter, dill, chives, shallots and white pepper. Bake for 20 minutes
or until barely tender. Remove from oven; add cream. Toss; cook over medium
heat for about 5 minutes or until cream is reduced and thickened. Sprinkle
with minced parsley for garnish. Serves 68 Typed in MMformat by
cjhartlin@msn.com Source: Good Friends Cookbook.

Posted to MMRecipes Digest by "Cindy Hartlin" cjhartlin@email.msn.com
on Aug 9, 1998