Quick Stir-fried Cucumber
Category: Sichuan
Materials:
| Cucumber | 500 g |
| Canola oil | 50 g |
| Dry chili | 4 |
| Chinese prickly ash | 10 |
| Salt | 1 g |
| Soy sauce | 10 g |
| Vinegar | 6 g |
| Sugar | 10 g |
| Liquid starch | 15 g |
Procedures:
- Slice the cucumber into thin pieces; add a little bit of salt and mix; cut the chili into 2 cm long pieces.
- Mix the salt, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, starch.
- Heat the oil to about 180°C; add the chili and Chinese prickly ash; fry them to dark brown; add the cubumber and stir-fry for about one minute. Add the liquid mixture and stir till it thickens.
Modified from Popular Sichuan Cuisine second edition (1984) by Jiancheng Liu, et al.
(Originally written on 3/24/02)
