Stir Fried Cucumbers And Beef

4 sm Cucumbers

5 1/4 oz Lean beef

1 ts Salt

1 tb Salad oil

-MIXTURE A

- 1/4 ts Crushed garlic

Salt and pepper

-MIXTURE B

- 1 tb Finely chopped green onion

1 ts Roasted sesame seeds

1 ts Sesame oil

1/2 ts Soy sauce

1/2 ts Ground chili pepper

1/4 ts Salt

--GARNISH

-- Chili pepper; shredded Cut off both ends of cucumbers and slice thinly. In a bowl place the cucumbers and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt; let stand 5-10 minutes.

When cucumbers are flexible, wrap in a cloth or paper towel and squeeze out water. Cut beef into julienne strips. Heat salad oil. Quickly stir-fry beef over high heat and season with Mixture A. Add cucumber slices and stir-fry briefly. Season with Mixture B. Transfer to serving plate and garnish with shredded chili pepper. * Source: Quick & Easy Korean Cooking for Everyone * by Ji Sook Choe & Yukiko Moriyama * Typos by: Karen Mintzias