Spicy Sea Cucumber Jellyfish Salad 酸辣海參海蜇伴青瓜
In this Spicy Sea Cucumber Jellyfish Salad, you can substitute the cucumber with any crunchy vegetable like carrots or white radish.You can also add any type of noodle and make it a cold noodle dish.Shredded chicken, chicken gizzard, pig ears, pork tongue, ox tongue, chicken feet or duck feet would make a good replacements too.For something quick and easy, you can buy a package of Vietnamese shredded pork and/or shredded pork skin and add it in or substitute it for the sea cucumber.
Approximate cost (CAD) $35
Ingredients
- 300 g Frozen sea cucumbers pre-cooked
- 150 g Jellyfish pre-cooked
- 1 Long English cucumber
- 8 cloves Garlic chopped
- 4 Thai chilies chopped
- 2 tbsp Chinese black vinegar (or any black vinegar)
I use Chinkiang vinegar aka Zhenjiang 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
Instructions
- 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
Nutrition
Calories: 135kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 14gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 4578mgPotassium: 155mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 347IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 45mgIron: 1mg
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