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     Title: Ching's Chunky Bacon And Cucumber Salad
Categories: Chinese, Salads
     Yield: 1 Salad

     1 tb Groundnut oil
     6    Dried long chillies
     2 ts Sichuan peppercorns
     1    Whole star anise; (optional)
     3 oz Smoked lardons (100 g); cut
          -into 1 cm thick pieces
     1    Red chilli; de-seeded;
          -finely chopped
     1 tb Shaoxing rice wine or dry
          -sherry; up to 2 tb
     2 tb Clear rice vinegar or cider
          -vinegar
     2 tb Toasted sesame oil
     7 oz Cucumber (200 g); halved
          -lengthways, de-seeded and
          -sliced 1 cm thick wedges
     1 pn Sea salt
     1 pn Dried chilli flakes; up to 2
     1 tb Lime juice
     1 tb Chilli oil
     1 sm Handful fresh coriander
          -leaves; roughly chopped
          Dry-roasted peanuts
          -(optional)

 Heat a wok until smoking and add the groundnut oil, then add the dried
 chillies and Sichuan peppercorns. Stir fry for a few seconds, or until
 fragrant.

 Add the star anise (if using), bacon lardons and chilli and stir fry
 for 2-3 minutes, or until the lardons have turned golden-brown at the
 edges.

 Add the rice wine or sherry, vinegar and sesame oil and stir-fry for
 a few seconds, then add the cucumber and stir-fry for a few more
 seconds.

 Season with sea salt, dried chilli flakes, and lime juice, stirring
 well.

 Pile the stir-fry onto a serving plate, drizzle over the chilli oil,
 garnish with the chopped coriander, sprinkle over some peanuts, if
 using, and serve immediately.

 Recipe FROM: <gemini://gmi.noulin.net/cooking/86.gmi>

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