Ingredients

• 2 cucumbers
• 1 pound ground pork
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons red wine
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon fresh minced ginger
• 1-1/2 tablespoons Mrs. Dash® Lemon Pepper seasoning blend
• 1-1/2 tablespoons Mrs. Dash® Chicken Grilling Blend
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/4 cup water

Preparation

1. Peel cucumbers and cut each cucumber horizontally into 4 round pieces. Remove seeds from the middle of each cucumber round to make it hollow in the center.
2. In a mixing bowl combine ground meat with egg, cornstarch, sugar, wine, garlic powder, ginger, Mrs. Dash seasonings, basil and parsley.
3. Add 1/4 cup water gradually into ground meat mixture and mix well until water is absorbed. 
4. Stuff the cucumber round with ground meat stuffing. Place each piece in a food steamer and steam about 15 minutes until meat is done.

Helpful hints

• If you like cucumber to be a little softer, steam up to 20 minutes.
• Use a rice cooker/food steamer or steam on the stove top in a wok or pan with a metal or bamboo steam basket.
• You can thicken the juices from cooked Cucumber Rings by adding one teaspoon cornstarch to juices in a sauce pan and heat until sauce thickens. Drizzle the sauce over cucumbers and top with chopped green onion.  
• This recipe works well with ground chicken or turkey if poultry is preferred over pork.