Cucumbers fried in olive oil with chili pepper

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   We take the products from the list and look at the recipe how to cook fried cucumbers - perhaps for someone this dish will seem unusual, but it's worth a try!

2. Step 2:

   

   Cucumbers are mine, cut into slices in the form of straws and sprinkle with salt.

3. Step 3:

   

   Then put them in a colander to drain the liquid for 20 minutes. Squeeze out excess moisture from cucumbers and dry them with a paper towel.

4. Step 4:

   

   Peel the garlic, wash it, cut it into thin plates.

5. Step 5:

   

   Put finely chopped garlic and a pinch of chili pepper in olive or vegetable oil heated in a frying pan. Fry for about 30 seconds.

6. Step 6:

   

   Cucumbers are rolled in corn starch. Optionally, you can roll cucumbers in another starch or skip this step altogether.

7. Step 7:

   

   Then put them in a frying pan with garlic and fry first on one side until golden brown.

9. Step 8:

   

   Turn over and fry on the other side also until a crust appears.

10. Step 9:

    

    Add soy sauce and sesame seeds to cucumbers. Fry for about 4-5 more minutes.

11. Step 10:

    

    We put ready cucumbers on a dish.

12. Step 11:

    

    Decorate them with green onions or any other greens.

13. Step 12:

    

    Served as an independent dish in the form of a hot snack, or as a low-calorie side dish for meat, fish, poultry, mushrooms, etc. Served with any drinks.

14. Step 13:

    

    Bon appetit!