| Chinese name: 糖醋黄瓜 (tang cù huáng guā)
Characteristic: Sweet and sour cucumber is green in color, tasting fresh, sweet, sour and crispy.
One of the home-style dishes in northeastern and southeastern China, sweet and sour cucumber is mainly made of cucumber which contains a great amount of water, carotene as well as many beneficial minerals such as thiamine (vitamin B1) and riboflavin(or vitamin B2), but with low protein and sugar. Besides, it also contains some acids which can inhibit the conversion of sugar into body fat and accelerate the dissolving body fat. So this dish is considered to have benefits for those who wish to reduce body fat and lose weight as part of a healthy diet. |  |
| Ingredients:
3 cucumbers
Preparation: Peel the cucumbers to remove the pesticide residues on the skin. Wash them in water. Cut them into diamond-shaped chunks on the chopping board. Finally, put the chunks into a soup plate. |  |
| Seasonings:
1 teaspoon salt
half a teaspoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
3 teaspoons sweet bean sauce or 2 teaspoons white sugar
1/2 ounce crushed garlic |  |
Steps of Preparing Sweet and Sour Cucumber
|  Step 1: Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of salt in the cucumber chunks and leave for 5 minutes for the juice to run out. Strain off the liquid with a colander. |
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| Step 2: Add the crushed garlic, 3 teaspoons of sweet bean sauce or 2 teaspoons white sugar, 1 teaspoon of sesame oil, 1 teaspoon of white vinegar and half a teaspoon of sauce. Stir it well with chopsticks until mixed. Pour it into a porcelain plate or just leave it in the soup plate. |
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| A plate of green, cool and tasty sweet and sour cucumber prepared in this way, is really helpful in reducing weight. |
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Tips: Please choose fresh and tender cucumbers to ensure the dish is really tasty.
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Travelers' Voices on Sweet and Sour Cucumber
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Oct. 28,2009 04:45 Reply
Mr.Aayush(India) said:
Looks like a cool dish!
Oct. 29,2009 04:25
Ms.Kayla replied:
Yes, it is a cool dish, tasting cool and delicious, you can have a try.