Spicy Asian Stir Fry Cucumber

Name: Spicy Asian Stir Fry Cucumber
Prep time: 1 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 6 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 large cucumber chopped; 2 spring onions sliced; 1 thumb sized piece of ginger sliced; 1 red chilli sliced; 3 cloves garlic sliced; 1 tsp sichuan pepper; 3 tbsp black vinegar; 1 1/2 tbsp low sodium light soy sauce; 1 tsp dark soy; 1 tsp agave syrup; 1 tsp toasted sesame oil; Dash white pepper; 1 tsp Sambal oelek

4 steps

Prep:1minCook:5min

Cucumbers are delicious stir fried in a tangy spicy sauce . Quick and easy to prepare and super healthy

Updated at: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 19:00:29 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories257.4 kcal (13%)

Total Fat6.5 g (9%)

Carbs45.5 g (18%)

Sugars14.5 g (16%)

Protein10 g (20%)

Sodium1582.1 mg (79%)

Fiber5 g (18%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

1 servings

thumb sized piece, sliced

1red chilli

sliced

3 clovesgarlic

sliced

1 tspsichuan pepper

For the sauce

3 Tbspblack vinegar

1 ½ Tbsplow sodium light soy sauce

1 tspdark soy

1 tspagave syrup

1 tsptoasted sesame oil

white pepper

1 tspsambal oelek

Instructions

Step 1

Wash cucumber ( aim to get a less seeded cucumber if possible or else remove watery seeds ) then pat dry slice in half then quarters and slice roughly

cucumber1

Step 2

Add all the ingredients for the sauce to a bowl and mix together . Adjust the tangy flavor to your liking to be set aside

low sodium light soy sauce1 ½ Tbsp

dark soy1 tsp

agave syrup1 tsp

sambal oelek1 tsp

Step 3

Add oil to a hot wok then add ginger garlic Chili and spring onion and fry for about a minute but keep the ingredients moving the whole time so the garlic doesn’t burn

Step 4

Add in the cucumbers fry for about two minutes then add the sauce and let it bubble for another 30 seconds then toss through in the sauce . Serve immediately . I like to garnish with some sesame seeds coriander and chili oil