Spicy Egg and Cucumbers

Spicy Egg and Cucumbers

A chilled Chinese-style salad of crisp salted cucumber and hard-boiled eggs in a spicy garlic, chili, soy, and rice-vinegar dressing.

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Bring enough water to cover the eggs to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Lower in the eggs, reduce to medium heat, and cook for 9 minutes.

    Timer: 9 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 4.0 piece Egg

    Cookware: saucepan, slotted spoon

  2. Step 2

    Transfer the eggs to a mixing bowl of cold water and cool for 5 minutes. Peel and quarter them.

    Timer: 5 min (fixed)

    Cookware: Chef Knife, cutting board, mixing bowl, slotted spoon

  3. Step 3

    Set a colander over the mixing bowl. Toss the cucumber with the salt in the colander and leave it to drain for 10 minutes.

    Timer: 10 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 400.0 gr Cucumber, 3.0 gr Fine Salt

    Cookware: colander, mixing bowl, spoon

  4. Step 4

    Drain the collected liquid and gently pat the cucumber dry.

    Cookware: colander

  5. Step 5

    Stir the garlic, soy sauce, rice vinegar, chili oil, sesame oil, and sugar together in the mixing bowl until the sugar dissolves.

    Ingredients used: 20.0 gr Chili Oil, 8.0 gr Garlic, 8.0 gr Granulated Sugar, 20.0 ml Rice Vinegar, 10.0 ml Sesame Oil, 30.0 ml Soy Sauce

    Cookware: mixing bowl, spoon

  6. Step 6

    Add the drained cucumber to the dressing and toss well. Add the quartered eggs and fold gently to coat without breaking them apart.

    Cookware: mixing bowl, spoon

  7. Step 7

    Scatter the scallion and sesame seed over the salad and serve chilled or at once.

    Ingredients used: 25.0 gr Scallion, 9.0 gr Sesame Seed

    Cookware: mixing bowl

Nutrition (Estimated)

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