Stir-fried sesame cucumbers
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Cucumbers | |
| Salt | ||
| 1½ | tablespoon | Sesame oil |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Sugar |
Directions
1. Peel cucumbers and cut in half lengthwise. Scoop out seeds with a spoon; then cut crosswise in ½-inch slices.
2. Arrange slices on a flat plate and sprinkle well with salt. Let stand 1 hour; then squeeze each slice gently to press out as much moisture as possible.
3. Heat sesame oil. Add cucumbers and stir-fry until softened and translucent (1 to 2 minutes).
4. Then stir in sugar and serve at once.
NOTE: Because of their semicircular shape, these are sometimes called Cucumber Moon Slices.
From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .