Cucumber is a low-calorie, high-water, and high-fiber vegetable that contains a variety of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Cucumbers have a refreshing taste and are suitable for a variety of eating methods such as raw food, cold dressing, and stir-frying.
Here are a few home-cooked ways to make cucumbers.
1.Chilled cucumbers.
Ingredients: 1 cucumber.
3 cloves of garlic. 2 millet spicy.
Salt to taste. 1 scoop of light soy sauce.
1 tablespoon of aged vinegar. 1/2 teaspoon of sugar. A pinch of sesame oil.
Method: 1) Wash the cucumbers, cut them into thin strips, and put them in a bowl.
2) Chop the garlic and millet spicy, add salt, light soy sauce, aged vinegar, sugar and sesame oil, and stir well.
3) Pour the seasoned sauce over the cucumber shreds and stir well.
2.Scrambled eggs with cucumbers.
Ingredients: 1 cucumber.
2 eggs. Salt to taste. 1 scoop of light soy sauce.
2 cloves of garlic. Cooking oil to taste.
Method: 1) Wash the cucumber and cut it into small pieces. Crack the eggs into a bowl and stir well with a pinch of salt.
2) Finely chop the garlic and set aside. Heat the pan with cold oil, pour in the egg mixture, fry until golden brown on both sides, remove and set aside.
3) Leave the bottom oil in the pot, add garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, then add cucumber pieces and stir-fry until broken.
4) Add the fried eggs, add light soy sauce and salt to taste, and stir-fry evenly.
3.Cucumber stewed with tofu.
Ingredients: 1 cucumber.
1 piece of tofu. 100 grams of pork.
Salt to taste. 1 scoop of light soy sauce.
2 cloves of garlic. Cooking oil to taste.
Water to taste. Method:
1) Wash the cucumber and cut it into small pieces. Cut the tofu into small pieces and set aside. Cut the pork into small pieces and set aside.
2) Finely chop the garlic and set aside. Heat the pan with cold oil, add garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, then add pork and stir-fry until it changes color.
3) Add cucumber cubes and stir-fry until broken, then add tofu cubes and stir-fry evenly.
4) Add an appropriate amount of water, add light soy sauce and salt to taste, and simmer until the tofu tastes good.
When shopping for cucumbers, you should choose cucumbers that are fresh, have smooth skin, and are uniform in color. Avoid cucumbers that are soft, discolored, or speckled, as these may indicate that the cucumber is no longer fresh.