Stir-fried smacked cucumber
Serves 6 as a snack
Easy
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Regional Chinese cuisines are slowly spreading across the UK, breaking the hold of Hong Kong style Cantonese cuisine. This recipe for stir-fried smacked cucumbers is traditionally a beer snack, so you can serve it with drinks, or use it as a side dish
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- 1 cucumber
- oil
- 2 dried red chilliesbroken into pieces
- ½ tsp Szechuan pepper
- sesame oil
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal38
- fat3.4g
- saturates0.5g
- carbs1g
- fibre0.5g
- protein0.5g
- salt0.1g
Method
step 1
Cut the cucumbers into 4cm lengths and then cut each chunk into wedges. Put each piece under the flat of a cleaver and smack down on it with your hand. Cut or scrape off the seeds and put the pieces into a sieve and sprinkle over a little salt. Leave them for 30 minutes and then rinse and pat them dry.
step 2
Heat a little oil in a wok until very hot and add the chilli and pepper, add the cucumber and stir-fry for a minute, then scoop the lot onto a plate and sprinkle some sesame oil on top.
