Pork with Cucumber

Name: Pork with Cucumber
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 37 min
Yield: Serves 2 as a Main Course, 4 as a Side Dish
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 450g (1 lb) minced pork; 675g (1½ lb) cucumbers (about 1½); handful fresh coriander sprigs; 50ml (2 fl oz) home-made chicken stock or quality store-bought fresh stock; 1½ tablespoons groundnut (peanut) oil; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 tablespoons oyster sauce; 2 teaspoons sugar; 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh coriander; 3 tablespoons coarsely chopped garlic; 2 tablespoons soy sauce

Preparation info

Serves
2
as a Main Course,

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Ken Hom's Quick Wok

By Ken Hom

Published 2002

About

Cucumbers are among the few vegetables to be found in virtually every fridge. Not only do they make an easy salad, but they are also a refreshing cooked vegetable when combined with meat. This fast dish requires little work and the cucumbers are half ‘cooked’ by the salt.

Ingredients

675g (1½ lb) cucumbers (about 1½)
2 teaspoons

Asia
China
Main course
Side dish

Method

Peel the cucumbers, slice them in half lengthways and, using a teaspoon, remove the seeds. Then cut into 2.5cm (1 in) cubes. Sprinkle with the salt and mix well. Turn into a colander and stand for 20 Minutes to drain. This gets rid of any excess liquid. Rinse in cold water and blot dry with kitchen paper.
Heat a wok over high heat until it is hot. Add the oil,