On 8/8/2012 3:22 PM, Doug Freyburger wrote:
> Sky wrote:
>>
>> Other than using cucumbers in a green salad, onion-and-cucumber slices
>> in oil+vinegar (not quite pickles), or just plain slices, how else do
>> fellow RFCers like to use cucumbers? The only way I've ever used
>> cucumbers is as mentioned above.
>
> In addition to partial pickles - we do it Japanese style with a tiny
> touch of sugar and rice vinegar - go all the way to regular canned
> pickles.
>
> I'll include a small whole cuke in my packed lunch as my fruit/veggie.
> Eat it like an apple as a part of my lunch.
>
> I've tried cooking cuke but any past a slight wilt and it tends to
> disappear into the background.
>
Cucumbers work well in a stir fry but they should be cooked quickly.
Here's one recipe.

Shrimp & Cucumber Stir Fry

Ingredients:

2 large cucumbers, peeled
3 T salad oil
2 T minced fresh ginger
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup (2.5oz / 70.87 grams) minced green onions (including tops)
1 pound (453.6 grams) medium-sized shrimp, shelled and deveined
salt
cooking sauce(recipe follows)

Prepare cooking sauce and set aside. Cut cucumbers in half lengthwise;
scrape out and discard seeds. Cut each cumcumber half crosswise into 1/4
inch thick slices.

Place a wok or heavy pan over high heat. When wok is hot, add 1
tablespoon of the oil. When oil is hot, add cucumbers and 1 tablespoon
of the ginger; stirfry until cucumbers are tender-crisp to the bite
(about 3 minutes). Pour onto a platter and keep warm.

Pour remaining 2 tablespoons oil into wok. When oil is hot, add garlic,
remaining 1 tablespoon ginger, onions, and shrimp; stirfry until shrimp
is cooked through (about 3 minutes).

Stir cooking sauce, pour into wok, and stir until sauce boils and
thickens. Season to taste with salt, then pour over cucumbers.

COOKING SAUCE: Stir together 3 tablespoons dry Sherry or regular
-strength chicken broth, 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar, 1 1/2
tablespoons soy sauce, 1 teaspoon cornstarch (corn flour or potato
flour), and 1/2 teaspoon sugar.

From:SUNSET Stir-Fry (1994)


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Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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