Steam stuffed hairy cucumber

Steam stuffed hairy cucumber

Ingredients:

1 large cucumber (2 if it's small)

300-400g of ground meat

1 spring onion – cut small

1 tsp of soy sauce

1 tsp sesame oil

1 tsp of cornstarch

Dash of salt and pepper

Sauce:

¾ cup of chicken stock/water

1 tbsp of oyster sauce/mushroom sauce

1 tbsp of soy sauce

¼ tsp of sugar

1 tsp of cornstarch

½ tsp of sesame oil

1. Clean cucumber and cut into 1” round. Take a small spoon and scoop out the seeds and set aside.

2. Mix the ground meat and the rest of the ingredients together. Mix well.

3. Stuff the cucumber with the meat mixture, then steam over high heat for about 15 minutes.

4. In the mean time put all the sauce ingredients in a small saucepan. Stir well and bring it up to a boil over medium heat.

5. When the cucumber is done pour the sauce over it and serve warm.