Stir-Fried Cucumber with Pork
A crispy, delicious Zhejiang dish with a well-balanced savory flavor.
Ingredients
tender cucumber (cut off both ends, halve lengthwise, then slice)
200 g
pork slices (marinate briefly with soy sauce)
50 g
shiitake mushrooms (rehydrated in warm water, then sliced)
5
scallions
to taste
ginger
to taste
garlic
to taste
soy sauce
to taste
sugar
to taste
sesame oil
to taste
salt
to taste
MSG
to taste
cornstarch slurry
to taste
oil
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Trim off both ends of the cucumber, halve it lengthwise, then cut into slices. Marinate the pork slices briefly with soy sauce. Rehydrate the shiitake mushrooms in warm water, then slice them.
2
Step 2
Heat a wok over high heat and add oil until it reaches about 70% hot. Add scallions, ginger, and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the pork slices and stir-fry briefly, then add the shiitake mushroom slices and cucumber slices and stir-fry until just cooked through. Add soy sauce, sugar, and salt and toss to combine. Pour in the cornstarch slurry to thicken, drizzle with sesame oil, sprinkle with MSG, and serve.
