Super Simple Spicy Cucumber Stir Fry Recipe!

Looking for a quick and easy meal idea that's also packed with flavour? Check out this delicious Chinese cucumber stir fry recipe! With just a few simple ingredients and easy-to-follow steps, you can have a healthy and tasty dish on the table in no time.
Ingredients
1 cucumber, cut into chunks
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 thumb size piece of ginger, finely chopped
1 spring onion, roughly chopped
8 dry whole red chillies (soaked)
1 tsp Sichuan peppercorns
1 tsp chilli flakes
Sauce
1 tsp sugar
1 pinch white pepper
3 tsp of the dry chilli soaking water
2 tsp sesame oil
1 ½ tbsp black vinegar
1 tbsp light soy sauce
Dash of dark soy sauce
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- Super Simple Spicy Cucumber Stir Fry Recipe! -
00:00 Introduction
00:31 The Base Flavours
01:25 Prepping the Cucumber
02:25 Finishing the Wok Clock
02:55 The Sauce
03:44 Stir Frying
05:33 Serving & Tasting

[@moorwalks]

I would have never tried this in a million years; I never thought about stir-frying cucumber... until now. Thank Jeremy, 👍it just so happens I have two cucumbers in the fridge 😋

[@SchoolofWok]

That's fantastic to hear! It's always fun to discover new ways to enjoy familiar ingredients. Happy cooking and don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions along the way.

[@yutehube4468]

You sound really happy like a dog with... two cucumbers.

[@TheDistur]

This sounds good. We usually think of cucumber as a cold vegetable but I bet it pairs well with the spice!

[@SchoolofWok]

Absolutely! It's a delightful surprise how well cucumber pairs with the spice in this dish. The heat adds a new dimension to the cucumber's flavour and brings out its natural freshness even more.

[@alexandermiddlehurst6312]

Always on the lookout for easy, tasty veg dishes, and this has tixked all the boxes! Defitnitely doing this one 😋❤️‍🔥

[@SchoolofWok]

Awesome! We're so glad our recipe hits the mark for you. Happy cooking!

[@yutehube4468]

I never even thought to do fried cucumber but I put 100g minced beef in a pan, this has 23% fat so a very high fat mince beef, then added 100g sliced cucumber cut into approx 1cm x 1cm x 3mm pieces, then 100g cherry tomatoes, each cut into 4, fried it all, added plenty of pepper and salt... oh lordy that cucumber when coated with tomato and the fat from the meat is amazing. It could be improved by making the cucumber 150g and tomato 150 and also throwing in mushrooms. The cucumber was the star of the show. I could have also done with frying it longer and maybe adding _everything_ raw to the pan at the start then fry all of it for 15 to 20 mins on an above average heat (6/9 on my electric hob). Slightly charring it all is the way to go! It needed something else like mushrooms. Something has to soak up the fat of the beef when it's 23% and my above meal only using 100g beef/cucumber/tomato did come out a bit too greasy. It's such a simple meal and fast to make but it's very good.

[@hematiwariii]

That looks so good. Definitely gonna try this.

[@SchoolofWok]

Let us know if you do! - Chris

[@user-ql5fv4sr3n]

Made it today ..turned out nice:)

[@aiiaboutnature7935]

Thanks

[@annemackey1512]

Budget friendly and tasty too!

[@SchoolofWok]

The perfect combination!

[@reapergrim76]

Great stuff!😊

[@SchoolofWok]

Thank you!

[@doinadoina5923]

And we eat just like that?! With nothing else near?! Its hot, no?! 🙂 Thank u! 🙏🔥🙂

[@S1L3NTG4M3R]

looks good - -. thanks again!! :)

[@SchoolofWok]

Thank you for watching.

[@morticia56]

Looks really tasty. Like to try it but am very much afraid that I won’t reach that smokey heat for flash-fry on my (induction) kitchen stove. Any tips? 🙏🙏

[@ewq123ify]

Thanks for a vegan recipe

[@SchoolofWok]

You're welcome! Happy cooking and If you have any more requests, feel free to reach out.

[@nicholascrow8133]

Need uncle rodger and school of wok! Fyoah!!!

[@josephgullo4488]

Hey jeremy, quick question. Is it ok to marinade chkn or beef for multiple hours instead of the usual 20-30 minutes? Btw i enjoy your presentations!!!

[@2cvstan995]

This looks great - definitely trying this - still holding out for hong shao ro (not sure of correct spelling!)

[@SchoolofWok]

Thank you! Let us know how it goes. Thank you for the recipe request, we'll add it to our list of upcoming videos.

[@t-squaret2]

Question: when the oil is smoking hot doesn’t the garlic then not get burned very quick?

[@debih.9241]

You're supposed to take the seeds out.

[@edisonjohnson8638]

Yeah I saw another stir fry recipe with cukes where they cut them in half and scraped out the seeds then sliced them into quarter moon shapes.

[@wemuk5170]

@@edisonjohnson8638I always take out the seeds but only when I am not sure the cucumber is fresh. At least that’s what elderly folks taught long ago. Cut off the cucumber ends which have toxicity and if not freshly harvested, remove its seeds, too.