Recipe: Stir Fried Cucumber and Dried Fungus 青瓜雲耳炒肉片++++

Stir Fried Cucumber and Dried Fungus(Pork) 青瓜炒雲耳 (肉片)
Note:  Pork is optional

Ingredients:
Cucumber 1
Dried Fungus Handful
Pork slices (optional)
Oil 2 Tsp
Ginger 1 slice
Diced Garlic 2 cloves
Salt 1/2 tsp 1/4 tsp
Soy Sauce 1/2Tsp
Hot Water 1/3 cup (optional) 1 tsp
Corn Starch 1 tsp
Basil leaves 4-5 leafs (optional)
Green Onion 1 spring (optional)

Pork Seasoning:
Oil 1 Tsp
Sugar 1/2 tsp
Corn Starch 1 tsp
Soy Sauce 1/2 Tsp

Methods:

(Optional) Add all seasoning to pork slices and set aside

Clean and soak dried fungus in cold water for 10 minutes

Drain soaked fungus and tear into bite size if too big

Put soaked fungus into a small pot with cold water

Turn on high heat and let it boil

Once boiled, turn to medium heat for a total of 20 minutes

Drain the fungus and rinse with cold water

Drain the fungus and set aside

Rinse and peel cucumber

Cut cucumber into long strip diagonally

Add 1 Tsp of oil in frying pan on medium heat

Add ginger and garlic into frying pan until fragrant

Add cucumber in to stir fried and add 1/2 tsp of salt and stir fried again for approximately 1 minute for crunch texture

Turn off the heat and remove cucumber to a plate/bowl and set aside

If needed add 1 Tsp of oil and 1 clove of diced garlic to frying pan on medium heat

(Optional) If no pork, skip these steps:

• Add pork evenly into frying pan and let it sealed for 1 minutes or until light browning at medium high heat
• Stir fired pork slices to cook evenly for 2 minutes
• Add 1/3 cup of hot water into frying pan

Add fungus into the frying pan to stir fried on medium heat

Add 1/2 Tsp of soy sauce to taste

If needed, add 1/4 tsp of salt

Return the cucumber into the frying pan but skip any liquid from cucumber

Stir fried to incorporate everything

If needed, mix 1 tsp of corn starch and water together and add into frying pan in low heat

Stir fried and taste

Turn off heat and plating to serve