Cucumbers stuffed with beef and shrimp

A fantastic Thai starter or fingerfood.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Yields: 10 pieces

Ingredients

• 2  ounces lean ground beef
• 2  ounces raw shrimp, peeled,deveined and chopped finely
• 1  tablespoon green onion, chopped
• 1  tablespoon fish sauce
• 1⁄2  fresh  Thai chile, minced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄8 teaspoon white pepper
• 2  cucumbers, chopped lengthways into 1 1/2 inch lengths (you need 10 pieces)
• 2  tablespoons cornstarch
• 1⁄4 cup  sweet chili sauce

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine the beef, shrimp, green onion, fish sauce, chilli, sugar and white pepper in a bowl and mix well.
3. Hollow out the cucumber lengths, leaving a cylinder shape.
4. Dust the inside of the cucumbers with the cornstarch.
5. Stuff each cucumber with 1 tablespoon of the filling.
6. Place pieces upright in a baking dish.
7. Bake for 20 minutes, until filling is firm.
8. Serve with sweet chilli sauce.