Stir-Fried Cucumber with Wood Ear Mushrooms

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Ingredients

• A handful of dried wood ear mushrooms

• 100g cucumber

• 1 spring onion

• ½ red chilli 2tbsp cooking oil

• 2 tbsp cooking oil

• 1 tbsp garlic, sliced

• 1 tbsp ginger, sliced

• Salt

• Light salt sauce to taste

• ¼ tsp potato flour mixed with 1 tsp cold water

Instructions

• water in a kettle then pour over wood ear mushrooms. Keep submerged for about 30 minutes

• Cut the cucumber lengthways into thin slices. then cut again at any angle to make small lozenge-shaped slices Drain the wood ear mushroom, and tear into smaller pieces if necessary. Cut the spring onion and chilli into small, diagonal slices

• Heat a wok and stir-fry the ginger, garlic, chilli and spring onion. Add the cucumber and wood ear mushrooms and stir-fry until hot and fragrant

• Add 1 tbsp water, and season with salt and light soy sauce. Pour in the potato flour mixture slowly, stirring vigorously. Give a last stir, then serve

bon appetit