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Mandarin Cucumber Soup
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This is a refreshing soup of cucumbers cooked in chicken broth with lean pork.
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Ingredients:
1 long seedless cucumber or 1 pound very young cucumbers
1/4 cup thinly sliced lean pork
1/2 teaspoon dry sherry
1 teaspoon cornstarch
4 cups chicken broth and 1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sesame seed oil
salt to taste
Instructions:
1. Cut the cucumbers in half lengthwise, remove seeds, if any
and slice on the diagonal 1/4 inch thick. You should have
2 cups. Set aside.
2. Place th pork in a bowl, add the sherry and cornstarch and stir together well. Set aside. Bring the chicken broth to a boil in a medium saucepan.
3. Add the pork and stir until the broth returns to a boil. Just before serving, add the cucumber slices, stir 2 or 3 times and remove from the heat.
4. Drizzle with sesame seed oil. Salt to taste as desired. Serve immediately.
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