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Preparation
25 minutes
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Cooking
35 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Pork ear salad with cucumber has a sour, sweet, and refreshing taste that balances the greasy flavor of oil, making it very good for those on a diet. Let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen to make this salad for the whole family to enjoy!
Ingredients for Pork Ear Salad with Cucumber Serves 4 people
Pork ear 300 gr Cucumber 3 fruits Onion 1/2 bulb Carrot 1 root Shallot 3 bulbs Garlic 2 cloves Chili 2 fruits Vietnamese coriander A little Lemon juice 3 tablespoons Vinegar 4 tablespoons Fish sauce 4 tablespoons Common spices A little (salt/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate)
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Tips for choosing delicious, quality pig ears
- You need to observe carefully and choose pig ears that have a bright white color, and feel very firm when held in hand.
- When pressing on the pig ear with your hand, it should bounce back, without any foul smell or strange odor, indicating that it is fresh meat.
- Avoid selecting pig ears with bruises, soft and mushy meat, and unpleasant odors, as they may be spoiled.
Tips for choosing fresh cucumbers
- Good cucumbers usually have a fairly uniform color, are moderately elongated, feel quite firm in hand, and have a certain weight.
- Choose those that feel hard when touched, have high elasticity, and still have fresh stems.
- Avoid choosing those that are too big, have bumpy skin, or feel too light, as they may have been pumped with chemicals and are unsafe for use.
How to make Cucumber Pig Ear Salad
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Prepare the ingredients
Wash the pig ears with vinegar and salt.
Next, place the pig ears in a pot, add 3 bulbs of onion, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/3 teaspoon of seasoning powder, then pour enough water to cover the pig ears to boil them until cooked and without odor.
Wash the onion and cut it thinly. Then, place the onion in a bowl and add 4 tablespoons of vinegar, 2 tablespoons of sugar, a little ice, and mix well. Soaking this way will reduce the pungency of the onion while still keeping its crunchiness, making the salad tastier.
Peel the shallots and wash them clean.
Chop the garlic and chili into small pieces, then mince them. Wash the Vietnamese coriander.
Wash the cucumber, remove the seeds, and cut it into small pieces. Wash the carrot, peel it, and shred it.
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Prepare the dressing
You take a bowl and add 3 tablespoons of sugar, 4 tablespoons of fish sauce, 3 tablespoons of lime juice, then mix well until the sugar dissolves and the fish sauce thickens.
Next, add minced garlic and chili to the fish sauce, then stir well to combine the ingredients.
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Mix the salad
Boil the pork ears and cut them into bite-sized pieces.
Mix the pork ears, cucumber, carrot, and onion together, then pour the prepared fish sauce over everything. After that, mix all the ingredients well.
Add the Vietnamese coriander and mix once more to complete the Pork Ear Salad with Cucumber.
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Final Product
Finally, you just need to serve the salad on a plate, and if you like, add a bit of fried onion and fried garlic to enhance the flavor. The combination of sour, spicy, sweet, and salty flavors, along with the crunchy and chewy appeal of pig ears and the refreshing sweetness of cucumbers, will stimulate everyone’s appetite.
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