Baked Crispy Cucumber
“Benefits of cucumber: it helps clear heat, promote urination, relieve toxicity and swelling, and stimulate saliva and quench thirst. 1. Anti-aging: Cucumbers are rich in vitamin E and cucumber enzymes, which have strong biological activity and can help promote metabolism. Applying cucumber juice to the skin may moisturize it and reduce the appearance of wrinkles. 2. Weight management and physical strength: Propanedioic acid in cucumbers may help prevent carbohydrates from being converted into fat. Today’s baked crispy cucumber is the perfect snack for watching shows or enjoying a drink—absolutely delicious.”
Ingredients
cucumber
2000g
bird's eye chili
as needed
white sesame seeds
as needed
garlic
2 cloves
scallion
4 scallions
Instructions
1
Step 1
Prepare the ingredients: cucumber, minced garlic, bird's eye chili, sesame seeds, scallion.
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Step 2
Finely chop the chili, scallion, and minced garlic, place on a plate and set aside.
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Step 3
Wash the cucumber thoroughly, then cut into slices.
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Step 4
Place in the middle rack of the oven, set to 180 degrees Celsius, bake for 30 minutes.
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Step 5
After baking for 15 minutes, flip the cucumber slices over (this requires a bit of patience).
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Step 6
After 30 minutes, the surface moisture of the cucumber has been baked off, but the inner layer still retains some moisture, which gives a less shriveled texture. Then place on a plate and set aside.
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Step 7
Make the sauce: put the bird's eye chili, sesame seeds, minced garlic, and scallion into a bowl. Pour over hot oil, then add light soy sauce, oyster sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, white pepper powder, a pinch of salt, and mix well.
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Step 8
Pour the sauce over the prepared cucumber slices, and mix well.
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Step 9
The super delicious crispy cucumber is now ready.
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Step 10
It's so good it'll blow your mind, and super crispy.
