Stir-fry Cucumber, Mince & Prawns

This stir-fry cucumber with minced meat (pork) and prawns is quick to make. Ever since I discovered that cucumbers are great in stir-fries, I have been adding them to the wok regularly, especially since they keep a few days longer than the leafy greens.

More Cucumber Recipes:

• Stir-fry Pork with Cucumber Recipe
• Korean Spicy Cucumber Salad Recipe
• Kappa Maki (Cucumber Sushi Roll) Recipe

This simple homely dish, made even more savoury with fermented black beans, goes very well with steamed rice.

The Japanese cucumbers provide a nice crunch and complement the main protein (both meat & seafood) it is cooked with.

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Stir-fry Cucumber, Mince & Prawns Recipe

This is a savoury dish which goes well with a bowl of warm steamed rice.

Serves: 2

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

• 75 grams minced pork (chicken)
• 1 tbsp cooking oil
• 1/2 tsp fermented black beans rinsed, patted dry on paper towel & mashed with fork
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 1 red chilli padi sliced thinly; to taste
• 10 small prawns (shrimps) peeled & de-veined; thaw if using frozen
• 1/2 Japanese cucumber halved lengthwise, then sliced thinly & diagonally
• 1 tbsp Chinese wine

(A) Marinade

• 1 tsp light soy sauce
• 1/4 tsp fish sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 2 dashes white pepper powder
  

Directions:

1. Marinade minced pork or chicken in (A) for at least 20 minutes.
2. Cook and serve. Heat oil in wok. Saute fermented black beans, garlic and chilli for about 30 seconds until aromatic. Add marinaded pork; stir-fry until no longer pink. Add prawns and when they are cooked, add cucumber and Chinese wine. Stir fry everything on high heat for another minute and serve with steamed rice.

Ingredients Used: chilli • chilli padi • Chinese wine • cucumber • fermented black bean • fish sauce • garlic • pork • prawn • sesame oil • soy sauce (light) • white pepper