Title: Cold cucumbers with garlic (leng qing gua)
 Categories: Vegetables, Chinese, Salads
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      1 lb Cucumbers
      2 ts Salt
      2 ts Sugar
      1 tb White rice vinegar
  1 1/2 tb Peanut oil
      1 tb Coarsely chopped garlic
 
  SLICE THE CUCUMBERS in half lengthways. Using a spoon, remove the
  seeds. Cut the cucumber halves into 3-by-1/2-inch pieces. Combine the
  cucumber pieces with salt and allow to sit in a colander set inside a
  bowl for 10 minutes. Rinse them in cold water, blot them dry and toss
  with the sugar and vinegar. Heat a wok or large frying pan until it
  is hot and add the oil and garlic. Stir-fry for 15 seconds until it
  is lightly brown. Mix with the cucumbers and serve.
  
  KEN HOM
  
  PRODIGY GUEST CHEFS COOKBOOK