Hairy Cucumber with glass noodles and dried shrimp
Glass noodles are an excellent vehicle for delivering the savouriness of dried shrimp and the sweetness of hairy cucumber in this simple but satisfying dish.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 200 g glass noodles rehydrated and cut several times with scissors
- 40 g dried shrimp rehydrated overnight
- Several dried shiitake mushroom caps rehydrated overnight
- 1200 g hairy cucumber
- Several slices of ginger
- Salt and sugar to taste
Instructions
- On the night before or morning of cooking, soak vermicelli in water. Rinse and soak dried shrimp and shiitake.
- On the day of cooking, cut ginger into large, thin pieces. Peel and cut hairy cucumber into matchsticks.
- Drain the glass noodles and discard the glass noodle water. Fish out the dried shrimp and shiitake, reserving their soaking liquid. Discard shiitake stems.
- Briefly stir fry ginger and dried shrimp in oil before adding the hairy cucumber.
- Add salt, sugar and the reserved soaking liquid. Stir to combine, and cover.
- Cook on low heat until hairy cucumber is tender.
- Season to taste and serve.