Cucumber Stir Fry

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 -3 large cucumbers, peeled,seeded and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 3 tablespoons canola oil
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup minced green onion
• 2 cups shrimp or 2 cups chicken or 2 cups lamb
• soy sauce
• crushed red pepper flakes (optional)

Recipe

• 1 place a wok or heavy pan over high heat.
• 2 when wok is hot, add 1 tablespoon of the oil.
• 3 when oil is hot, add cucumbers and 1 tablespoon of the ginger and a couple of splashes of soy sauce.
• 4 stirfry until cucumbers are tender-crisp to the bite (about 3 minutes).
• 5 pour onto a platter and keep warm.
• 6 pour remaining 2 tablespoons oil into wok.
• 7 when oil is hot, add garlic, remaining 1 tablespoon ginger, onions, and shrimp/chicken/lamb; stirfry until all are cooked through (about 3 minutes).
• 8 add a couple of slashes of soy sauce during the last minute of cooking.
• 9 serve over hot rice.