lemongrass pork with spicy cucumber salad

For tonight's dinner I wanted to use my first ever cayenne pepper from my first ever garden. I was inspired by a dish I had last night at my new favorite place, Bobo Noodle house, lemongrass steak with a spicy cucumber salad, in which the cucumber had been made into fine noodle-like shreds. I decided to get a pork chop and a cucumber and try something similar.


My first ever pepper! I grew that! Wooo!

Spicy Cucumber Salad

-1 regular cucumber, shredded down to the seeds with a mandoline
-1 small red chili pepper, minced
-1 clove garlic, minced
-3 Tablespoons white vinegar
-2 Tablespoons soy sauce
-1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
-1/4 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
-1 Tablespoon honey
-1 Tablespoon sesame seeds

-Combine all with a fork so that all the cucumber shreds are well coated. Set aside in fridge.

Lemongrass Pork

-1 boneless thick cut pork steak, sliced thin
-2 cloves garlic, minced
-1 Tablespoon lemongrass paste
-1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
-1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
-2 Tablespoons soy sauce
-1 teaspoon fish sauce
-1 Tablespoon white vinegar
-1 teaspoon honey

Combine all ingredients in a bowl let marinate while rice cooks, about 30 minutes. Cook in a little bit of oil in a skillet. Serve with Spicy Cucumber Salad over rice.