Fried Cucumbers With Meat - A Recipe With Step By Step Photos And Videos. How To Cook Pork With Fried Cucumbers?

2023 Author: Catherine Crossman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-08-25 05:24

Pork with grilled cucumbers is a great option for a simple, nutritious and delicious lunch that can be prepared in minutes.

Ingredients

Pork - 350 g

Sugar - 1 tsp

Soy sauce - 2 tablespoons

Vegetable oil - 3 tablespoons

Corn starch - 1 tablespoon

Cucumbers - 2 pcs.

Salt - 1-2 pinches

Ginger root - 3-4 cm (to taste)

Garlic - 4-5 cloves

Hot pepper - 0.25 pcs. (taste)

Water - 1 tbsp.

Green onions - 0.5 bunch

• 261 kcal
• 30 min.
• 30 min.

Photo of the finished dish

Video recipe: Fried cucumbers with meat

Step by step recipe with photos and videos

Fried cucumbers with meat is a popular Asian dish. This simple and unpretentious dish is ideal for times when you need a quick, hearty lunch or dinner without much hassle in the kitchen. Lightly pickled, quickly fried, soaked in the aroma of garlic, ginger and hot pepper, pieces of pork and cucumber, they turn out to be appetizing, spicy, juicy and so self-sufficient in taste that you can not be too smart with a side dish - add a little boiled rice or noodles, and dinner is ready … Try it!

Prepare ingredients according to the list.

Cut the pork into small pieces about 1 centimeter thick and 4-5 centimeters long.

Place the pieces of meat in a deep bowl, add 1 tsp. sugar, 1 tbsp. soy sauce, 1 tbsp. sunflower or 0.5 tsp. sesame oil and 1 tbsp. cornstarch.

Mix everything well and leave the meat at room temperature for 15 minutes.

Cut the cucumbers in half, remove the seeds and cut into small pieces.

Place the cucumber slices in a bowl. Add 1 or 2 pinches of salt, stir and let sit while you cook the rest of the ingredients.

Cut the ginger root, garlic and hot pepper into small pieces.

Heat 2-3 tablespoons. vegetable oil until light smoke appears.

Add chunks of ginger, garlic and hot pepper and fry for 1-2 minutes, until golden brown. Then remove and set aside.

Add pieces of pork to the pan, and stirring occasionally, fry over high heat for 3-4 minutes, until tender.

Then drain the juice and add the cucumber pieces. Pour in 1 tbsp. water and soy sauce and sauté for another 1-2 minutes.

Add sauteed garlic, ginger and hot peppers. Turn off the heat, sprinkle the dish with green onions and stir well again.

Fried cucumbers with meat are ready. Serve the dish to the table, adding a side dish to taste.