fried cucumber with purple perilla

Name: Fried Cucumber with Purple Perilla
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 - cucumber; 1 - fresh red chili, seeded minced; 2 teaspoon(s) garlic minced; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) light soy sauce; 1 teaspoon(s) rice vinegar; 1 - small handful purple perilla leaves minced; 1 teaspoon(s) sesame oil; 3 tablespoon(s) peanut oil

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Kathy Granstrom

Updated on Aug 22, 2014

Recipe is from Revolutionary Chinese Cookbook: Recipes From Hunan Province by Fushia Dunlop. "Perilla gives it a delightful sour herbiness . If you can't find perilla, the dish will work without it." She suggests subbing in sweet Thai basil but advises that it will taste different. Author does not specify cucumber weight or weight amount for perilla.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Stir-Fry

yield 2 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 - cucumber
1 - fresh red chili, seeded minced
2 teaspoons garlic minced
1 1/2 teaspoons light soy sauce
1 teaspoon rice vinegar
1 - small handful purple perilla leaves minced
1 teaspoon sesame oil
3 tablespoons peanut oil

How To Make fried cucumber with purple perilla

Step 1

Cut cucumber in half lengthwise, and then, with knife at angle, cut each half into slanted, almost semicircular slices about 1/4 inch thick.

Step 2

Heat wok over high flame, add peanut oil and swirl around. Add cucumber, fry for a few minutes until slices are tinged a little golden. Spread slices out so they cover as much as possible of wok, turning occasionally.
Step 3

Add chili and garlic, stir fry until fragrant, adding soy sauce as you go along. Splash vinegar around side of wok and mix well. Add perilla, stir a few times. Remove from heat, stir in sesame oil, serve.
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