Black bean pork and cucumber

1. 1

   Begin by placing the cucumber in a bowl, sprinkle evenly with salt and leave for 20 minutes. Rinse off the salt, dry the cucumber and set aside.

2. 2

   To make the black bean pork and cucumber, heat the oil in a wok or frying pan and brown the pork mince. Then add the garlic, ginger and spring onions. Almost immediately, add the cucumbers followed by the black bean sauce and 150ml/5fl oz water.

3. 3

   Cook gently until the water has almost completely evaporated. Then stir in the sesame oil, spinach, and coriander and sugar.

4. 4

   To make the egg fried rice, heat a medium frying pan and add the oil, once hot add the rice, and cook for 2 minutes. Then add the blanched peas and sweetcorn, and cook for a further 2 minutes.

5. 5

   Add the beaten eggs and stir the rice mix continuously until the eggs are cooked. Remove from the heat and stir in the soy sauce, sesame oil and fresh coriander.

6. 6

   Place the black bean pork and egg fried rice in separate bowls to serve.

1 serving ≈ 300 g

Nutrition values are estimates. - means data is unavailable.