Hybrid Cha's Cooking Assignment: Beef Pares and Cucumber Salad with an Asian Dressing

I am back with a cooking assignment entry... isn't that awesome?

Tonight I cooked beef pares and a cucumber appetizer. Must love this type of dish -- savoury good and something that cleanses the palette.

Ingredients (beef pares)

Beef strips

water

soy sauce

cinnamon sticks

star anise

cloves

garlic

onion

salt

sugar

pepper

vegetable oil

flour

Ingredients (cucumber salad)

cucumber

lime zest

leek

shallot

chili powder

salt

sesame seeds

Ingredients (salad dressing)

fish sauce

vinegar

lime juice

chili powder

sesame oil

garlic

ginger

sugar

Happy weekend y'all!