Cucumber Stir Fry

This dish is unusual but a great hit with my crew. The cukes give this dish a nice texture.

• Ready In: 18 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 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 pork
•  soy sauce
•  crushed red pepper flakes (optional)

Directions

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/pork; 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.