Fried cucumbers

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to fry cucumbers? Prepare all the products indicated in the recipe. I recommend taking fresh cucumbers, with thin and not bitter skin. Wash the cucumbers and herbs and dry with paper towels.

2. STEP 2

   

   Cut the cucumbers into not very thick slices, as in the photo. I don't peel cucumbers. If it is too hard or bitter, you can cut it off. But make sure that the slices do not fall apart after this.

3. STEP 3

   

   Place the slices in a colander and sprinkle with salt. Take not a lot of salt, just a couple of pinches. Mix everything carefully and leave it this way for 20-30 minutes. Salt will draw out excess moisture from the vegetable, which will interfere with frying.

4. STEP 4

   

   At this time, peel a couple of cloves of garlic, rinse and cut lengthwise into 4-6 pieces.

5. STEP 5

   

   Carefully squeeze out excess moisture from the cucumbers (so as not to break the slices) and dry thoroughly with paper towels.

6. STEP 6

   

   Dredge cucumber slices in cornstarch. If you wish, you can use potato starch or skip this step altogether. But as practice has shown, with starch the dish turns out more interesting.

7. STEP 7

   

   Heat vegetable or olive oil in a frying pan (I used more than indicated in the recipe). Send the garlic to fry. As soon as the garlic acquires a slightly golden hue, fish it out of the pan using a fork or teaspoon and place it in a separate small container. The oil is saturated with garlic aroma, you can proceed to the next step.

8. STEP 8

   

   Place the cucumbers into the frying pan. Fry them over high heat until golden brown.

9. STEP 9

   

   Then turn each slice over and leave to fry until done.

10. STEP 10

    

    Pour soy sauce into the pan. My sauce is very salty, so I only added about a tablespoon. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and stir.

11. STEP 11

    

    Next, add chili pepper if desired, adjust the amount to your taste depending on how spicy you want the dish to be in the end. Leave on the stove until the sauce has reduced to the desired degree. Finely chop the cooled garlic and add to the cucumbers.

12. STEP 12

    

    Sprinkle the finished cucumbers with fresh, finely chopped herbs. Dill or green young onions are ideal.

13. STEP 13

    

    Done, ready to serve!

Comments on the recipe

Natalia M

09.12.2023

4.8

And I have a new experiment with cucumbers, this time I fried them) My husband is no longer surprised when I serve him something like this for dinner. Reading the recipe and its description, I immediately realized that it would be delicious, so I didn’t even doubt its success. As the author advises, I cut the cucumbers, added salt and left for a while to release the liquid. There was a lot of juice, I blotted the cucumbers with paper napkins. Then rolled it in potato starch and fried it. At first I wondered why starch and not flour. In the process, I realized that the flour would simply burn in the pan, and the starch would not burn at all. Drizzle fried cucumbers with soy sauce and sprinkle with sesame seeds, pepper and paprika. It turned out simply amazingly delicious! Cucumbers are very similar to zucchini, you can’t tell the difference right away. The outside is crispy, and the inside is dense cucumbers. Together with spices and soy sauce it’s absolutely fire! For those who will be cooking, I would advise you not to over-salt the cucumbers, otherwise you may overdo it with salt, because soy sauce also contains quite a bit of salt. I took one pinch for two medium cucumbers.

stanik-77

09.12.2023

5

The recipe is wonderful, but my family loves it a little differently. And here is the recipe, by the way

Julia

09.12.2023

4.8

OOO! Looks so delicious. I've never eaten fried cucumbers. I'll definitely try it. And it doesn’t seem very difficult. Everyone in the family picks cucumbers, but we haven’t eaten these. let's fix it!

Verunya

09.12.2023

4.8

Thanks a lot! Very unusual, I'll try it...

Tatyana EAO

09.12.2023

4.9

And I tried it! Interesting taste.

echeva

09.12.2023

4.7

cool recipe! Get to work with gratitude!

Oksana Elfimova

09.12.2023

4.6

I'll have to try this option. In the summer I often fry cucumbers, I just cut them into rings, fry them, and then with mayonnaise and garlic - everyone thinks they are zucchini) the taste is almost indistinguishable