Stir-fried Cucumber Slices
Crisp and tender cucumber slices with a spicy, sour, and sweet flavor. Made by stir-frying cucumber slices with water chestnuts and winter bamboo shoots in a seasoned sauce.
Ingredients
Tender cucumbers (washed and sliced)
500g
Cooking oil
40g
Sichuan peppercorns
10 pieces
Scallion sections
10g
Red chili peppers
2 pieces
Soy sauce
15g
Vinegar
10g
Sugar
5g
MSG
10 pieces
Water starch
15g
Fine salt
10g
Water chestnuts (washed and sliced)
Cilantro (finely chopped)
Green garlic (finely chopped)
Winter bamboo shoots (diced)
Honey
Spicy soy sauce
Stock
Instructions
1
Step 1
Wash the cucumbers and water chestnuts, then slice them. Finely chop the cilantro and green garlic. Dice the winter bamboo shoots. Mix the honey, spicy soy sauce, and stock together to make a sauce, and set aside.
2
Step 2
Heat a wok over high heat, add vegetable oil, and when hot, add the chopped green garlic and stir-fry until fragrant. Then pour in the sauce and bring to a boil. Add the cucumber slices, water chestnut slices, chopped cilantro, and diced winter bamboo shoots. Toss to combine evenly, transfer to a plate, drizzle with a little spicy soy sauce, and serve.