Asian Cucumber Salad with Crispy Pork in a Lunch Box
By chef Gulasch
Asian Cucumber Salad with Crispy Pork 🥒🍖 A refreshing salad with fresh cucumber, white cabbage, and a tasty portion of pan-fried pork - a great choice for a packed lunch or a light summer meal.
- 20 min
- total
- Easy
- level
10 min prep · 10 min cook
What you will need
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Cucumber 0.5 pcs -
Cabbage 300 g -
Minced pork 125 g -
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp
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Fish sauce 0.5 tbsp -
Sesame Seeds 10 g -
Vegetable oil 0.5 tbsp
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Steps to cook
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Preparing the ingredients. Prepare all the ingredients ✨
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Preparing the cucumber. Crush the cucumber and cut it into smaller pieces.
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Preparing the cabbage. Cut the white cabbage into thin strips.
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Mixing the salad. Add the cabbage to the bowl with the cucumber, lightly salt, and gently mix so the ingredients release their juice.
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Frying the pork. In a hot pan with a little oil, fry the ground pork over high heat for about 6-8 minutes until golden brown.
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Adding the sauces. Pour in the soy sauce and fish sauce, stir, and cook for another 1-2 minutes so the sauces are absorbed.
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Seasoning the meat. Add the sesame seeds, season with salt and pepper, and mix well.
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Seasoning the salad. Carefully drain the water from the bowl with the cucumber and cabbage. Season with soy sauce, a little oil, and fish sauce to taste.
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Serving. Place the salad in a lunch box, top with the fried pork and the remaining sauce, and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
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