Chinese Vegetables Recipes - Cucumber with Prawns Recipe

Ingredients

• 45 ml/3 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 100 g/4 oz peeled prawns

• 1 cucumber, peeled and thickly sliced

• 30 ml/2 tbsp soy sauce

• 5 ml/1 tsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 5 ml/1 tsp brown sugar

• salt

• 45 ml/3 tbsp water

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Method:

1. Heat the oil and stir-fry the prawns for 30 seconds. Add the cucumber and stir-fry for 1 minute.

2. Add the soy sauce, wine or sherry and sugar and season with salt.

3. Stir-fry for 3 minutes, adding a little water if necessary. Serve immediately.