Name: Fried stuffed cucumbers
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2(about 750g/1lb 10oz), cut into 2.5cm/1in slices cucumber -; 2 tbsp cornflour -; 3 tbsp groundnut oil -; 225g pork mince -; 1 egg white -; 1 ½ tbsp finely chopped spring onions -; 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh ginger -; 2 tbsp Shaohsing rice wine or dry Sherry -; 2 tbsp light soy sauce -; 2 tsp white caster sugar -; 1 tsp sesame oil -; 300ml chicken stock -; 2 tbsp light soy sauce -; 2 tbsp Shaohsing rice wine or dry Sherry -; 1 tbsp oyster sauce -; 2 tsp sugar -; 1 tsp cornflour mixed with 2 tsp water -; 2 tsp sesame oil -; ½ small pack coriander , finely chopped -

Ingredients for - Fried stuffed cucumbers

1. 2(about 750g/1lb 10oz), cut into 2.5cm/1in slices cucumber

2. 2 tbsp cornflour

3. 3 tbsp groundnut oil

4. 225g pork mince

5. 1 egg white

6. 1 ½ tbsp finely chopped spring onions

7. 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh ginger

8. 2 tbsp Shaohsing rice wine or dry Sherry

9. 2 tbsp light soy sauce

10. 2 tsp white caster sugar

11. 1 tsp sesame oil

12. 300ml chicken stock

13. 2 tbsp light soy sauce

14. 2 tbsp Shaohsing rice wine or dry Sherry

15. 1 tbsp oyster sauce

16. 2 tsp sugar

17. 1 tsp cornflour mixed with 2 tsp water

18. 2 tsp sesame oil

19. ½ small pack coriander , finely chopped

How to cook deliciously - Fried stuffed cucumbers

1 . Stage

Using a small sharp knife, remove the seeds and fleshy pulp from the centre of each cucumber slice. Further hollow the cucumber with a teaspoon so that you have tubes with a roughly 5mm shell. Lightly dust the hollow interiors of the slices with the cornflour. Mix all the stuffing ingredients together in a bowl with 1 tsp salt and pepper, and stuff each cucumber ring with the mixture.

2 . Stage

Heat a wok or large frying pan, then add the groundnut oil. When it is moderately hot, add some of the stuffed cucumber rings. Cook slowly until they are slightly browned, then turn them over and brown the other side. You may have to do this in several batches, adding more oil if necessary.

3 . Stage

When the cucumber rings are browned, remove them with a slotted spoon and place on a plate. When you have fried all the rings, wipe the wok or pan clean.

4 . Stage

Reheat the wok or pan, add the sauce ingredients and bring to a simmer. Add the stuffed cucumber rings, cover the pan with a lid and simmer slowly for 7 mins or until the cucumbers are completely cooked. Lift them out of the sauce with a slotted spoon and transfer to a warm serving platter.

5 . Stage

Return the pan to the heat and reduce the sauce by a third over a high heat. Add the sesame oil and coriander, then pour the sauce over the stuffed cucumbers to serve.