Spicy Sea Cucumber Jellyfish Salad 酸辣海參海蜇伴青瓜 Food

SPICY SEA CUCUMBER JELLYFISH SALAD 酸辣海參海蜇伴青瓜

Steps:

• Follow the cooking instructions on the sea cucumber package. The one I purchased was pre-cooked and only required that I boil the sea cucumbers for 5 minutes. We want a slightly chewy texture, not too soft so do not overcook.
• Remove the sea cucumbers from the water and let cool
• Rinse the jellyfish with water and drain
• Slice the cucumbers to suit your liking. I peeled mine, cut it in half vertically and then sliced
• Slice the cooled sea cucumbers horizontally into small slices
• Mix the jellyfish and sea cucumbers together
• Chop garlic and chilis
• Combine 2 tbsp Zhejiang vinegar, 1 tbsp rice vinegar, 3 tbsp Mirin, 1 tbsp light soy sauce, 1 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tsp salt, ½ tsp Sichuan peppercorn powder, 1 tbsp sesame oil, chopped garlic and chopped chilis. Mix together
• Place the cucumbers on the bottom of a serving plate
• Add the jellyfish and sea cucumbers on top of the cucumbers
• Pour the sauce mixture over top
• Serve

SPICY CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Slice the cucumber in half lengthways and use a teaspoon to scoop out the seeds. Slice cucumber into thick diagonal chunks. Tip it into a bowl and sprinkle with the sugar, vinegar and large pinch of salt. Leave for about 30 mins in the fridge. Meanwhile, tip the other salad ingredients into a bowl. Drain the cucumber and tip in with the rest of the ingredients.
• Heat a griddle pan or heavy-bottomed frying pan until hot, but not smoking. Rub the chicken with oil, season with salt and pepper and sear, skin-side down, for about 8 mins until the skin is crisp and brown and the chicken is practically cooked. Flip the chicken over and give it a few mins more on the flesh side to finish it off. Leave the chicken to rest, then slice each breast on an angle and serve with a pile of cucumber salad.

SPICY SEAFOOD SALAD

Steps:

• Thaw the crab sticks according to package directions. Pull the crab sticks into strands and put them into a large bowl. Add the shrimp, scallions, mayonnaise, tobiko, lemon juice, and hot sauce. Mix well then taste and adjust the seasoning with salt. Serve in chilled martini glasses garnished with more tobiko and chives.

SESAME JELLYFISH SALAD

Steps:

• Rinse and drain jellyfish; place into a bowl.
• Whisk sesame oil, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, chili oil, and ginger together in a small bowl; stir into jellyfish and marinate 15 minutes.
• Place sesame seeds in a dry skillet over medium-low heat; toast until golden, about 1 minute. Set aside to cool, about 5 minutes.
• Stir cilantro and green onions into jellyfish mixture; sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve immediately.

SPICY CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Cut cucumbers in half lengthwise and remove seeds.
• Slice the cucumbers thinly
• Place cucumbers, onions and chillies in a bowl
• Combine remaining ingredients (except the peanuts) and drizzle over the salad
• Toss well, (at this point you may place the salad in the fridge for an hour or so but I like to finish it and serve at once)
• Garnish with the peanuts & serve.

SPICY THAI CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Place sliced cucumber on a platter.
• Meanwhile combine vinegar, sugar, water and salt in a small saucepan and heat until sugar and salt are dissolved.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool.
• Place shallots and chili pepper in vinegar mixture and stir.
• Pour mixture over cucumbers just before serving and sprinkle with peanuts and fresh cilantro.
• Don't be concerned about the strong smell when heating the vinegar.

SPICY ASIAN CUCUMBERS

Steps:

• Place cucumbers into a colander, sprinkle with salt, and let drain at least 30 minutes. Shake off excess liquid but don't rinse the cucumbers.
• Whisk soy sauce, sugar, garlic, rice vinegar, sesame oil, hot chili oil, and red pepper flakes in a salad bowl. Stir in cucumbers to coat with dressing. Chill 2 to 3 hours before serving.

SPECIAL SPICY SEAFOOD SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine all ingredients. Cover and refrigerate until serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

MARINATED JELLYFISH WITH CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• To make the marinade, combine all the ingredients in a small saucepan and set over high heat. Bring the mixture to a boil and immediately turn off the heat. Allow the marinade to cool to room temperature.
• Prepare an ice bath and set aside. Place the jellyfish in another bowl under cold running water for 20 minutes to remove the excess salt. Bring a pot of water to a boil and quickly blanch the jellyfish, just 1 or 2 seconds. Remove and immediately submerge the jellyfish in the ice bath. Drain well and combine the jellyfish with the marinade. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours.
• To make the salad, divide the cucumbers among 4 shallow bowls, arranging them in a line in the center. In each bowl, place one-fourth of the carrots and jicama on opposite sides of the cucumber.
• Drain the jellyfish from the marinade; reserve the marinade. Top the vegetables with one-fourth of the jellyfish, followed by 2 tablespoons of the reserved marinade, 1 teaspoon of the sesame oil, 1/8 teaspoon of the chili oil, 1/8 teaspoon of the sesame seeds, and one-fourth of the scallions. Finish the bowls with 3 or 4 cilantro leaves.

SPICY SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• Chop the raw bacon into small pieces and fry in a large stock pot. When crisp, drain bacon and grease. Reserve 1 tablespoon in pot.
• add 1 tablespoon butter.
• Saute oinion in the fat on med/med low till tender and onion starts to carmelize, 10-15 minutes.
• Turn up heat to med/ medium high. Add carrots, celery and jalepeno. Saute till soft.
• Add potatoes, corn, spices and stock. Simmer till potatoes are soft. You can stop at this point and finish the soup at a later time if you like.
• Add seafood and cream. Heat till seafood is warmed through, but take care not to overcook.
• Enjoy with some good bread.

JELLYFISH & CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Wash jelly fish rinse under running water about 20 mins or until fish is no longer salty.
• cut in to strips.
• put in boiling water for 5 sec and rinse with cold water immediately.
• drain and blot dry.
• arrange cucumber on seving plate place jelly fish on cucumber.
• in a bowl mix remaining ingredients mix until smooth serve in ramekins with salad.