Stir-fried Beef with Cucumber (Gyuniku to Kyuuri no Itamemono)

This one is a little different, because we don't usually use cucumber in stir-fry, but the Chinese chef I used to work for used to make it for us special, and it tastes really good. Please give it a shot and comment if you like it (or not!).

Yield: 2 servings
Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/4 lb sliced beef
  
• 4 mini (Japanese style) cucumbers
  
• 1 clove garlic
  

Spices

• 1 tbsp sake
• 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• dash salt and pepper
  
• 1 tsp katakuriko (or corn starch)
  

Preparation

1. Sprinkle salt and pepper on the beef and mix with katakuriko
2. Heat oil in a frying pan, grill garlic for 30 sec then add beef
3. When the beef is cooked, add sake and cucumbers then cook for 3 minutes over medium heat
4. Add oyster and soy sauce and cook for 1 minute
5. Itadakimasu! (Let's eat!)