Stir-Fried Pork with Cucumber

Stir-Fried Pork with Cucumber

Cuisine: Chinese

Lean pork is what defines Stir-Fried Pork with Cucumber, a home meat dish.

Difficulty

3 / 5

★★★☆☆

Intermediate
Estimated Calories

550 kcal

Ingredients

  • Cucumber
  • Lean pork
  • Cooking oil
  • Light soy sauce
  • Salt
  • Garlic
  • Bird's eye chili

Steps

  1. Slice the lean pork, put it in a bowl, add 10 g cooking oil and the light soy sauce, mix well and marinate for 10 minutes
  2. Cut 5 cm off both ends of the cucumber, then slice the rest diagonally into 0.5 cm thin slices
  3. Put the cucumber in a bowl, sprinkle with 8 g salt, mix well and let it sit for 5 minutes
  4. Peel the garlic cloves, crush them and mince; set aside
  5. Remove the stems from the chilies and cut them evenly into 0.5 cm pieces
  6. Heat the wok, add 40 g oil and when it starts to smoke, add the minced garlic and chili and stir-fry 5 times
  7. Add the marinated pork and stir-fry until cooked and no longer pink
  8. Add the cucumber and 2 g salt, stir-fry evenly over high heat for half a minute, then serve
  9. If you can't get a really high flame, it may be a little undercooked. Consider increasing to 50 seconds.

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Notes

This is a refreshing, crisp and tender home-style quick dish, savory with garlic aroma and a mild heat. Rich in protein and various vitamins, it helps cool you down and hydrate. It's beginner-friendly as long as you watch the heat; it takes about 25 minutes.

Estimated difficulty: ★★★
Estimated calories: 550 kcal

Calculation:
Before cooking, decide how many servings you plan to make. One serving feeds exactly 1 person.

Total:

  • Cucumber = 100 g * servings
  • Pork = 50 g * servings
  • Oil = 50 g * servings
  • Salt = 10 g * servings
  • Soy sauce = 5 g * servings
  • Garlic = 2 cloves * servings
  • Bird's eye chili = 1 * servings