When the cucumber was in season... I often had this menu at my parent's house.This is my mother's signature recipe.I added a little extra to make an authentic Chinese-style? And I am working on it.- I used cuttlefish this time, but you can also use todarodes pacificus (My mother makes it using things like octopus or shrimp.)- When using a big cucumber with lots of seeds, scrape the seeds off with a spoon before using it.- Make sure not to cook both squid and cucumber too much.Add garlic if you like. For 2 to 3 servings. Recipe by rie-tin

Why don't you try cucumbers, which are generally eaten raw, stir-fried?

Double the recipe for more servings.

I wondered if there was any way I could enjoy cucumber in a bento other than using pickled cucumber.Make sure you don't stir-fry the cucumber too long. Recipe by Maimai mama

-I made a delicious, enticing dish out of leftover squid liver, offal, and fins.-If you stir-fry the liver thoroughly it ends up really delicious.-Goes particularly well with Japanese sake! Recipe by Cooking S Papa

I wanted to eat squid in a Western fashion rather than simmered, so I cooked it in the usual butter, salt, and pepper but added some lemon juice for a refreshing taste that is popular with the whole family.You can use any vegetables that you want. If you cook the squid for too long, it will toughen. It tastes delicious when freshly made and piping hot. Recipe by Nu-shi

A friend of my mother's taught me this recipe. Apparently it's a standard item at izakaya.Avoid overcooking the squid! If you do, it'll become hard and dry. Turn off the heat when you think it's cooked through! You can add ponzu sauce after turning off the heat.If there's a lot of liquid in the pan, remove the squid, simmer down the liquid, and pour over the squid. Recipe by Haranouenoponyoponyo

I was able to buy a ton of cheap squid fin, so, I made this dish without much thought… which, actually, turned out to be delicious. My husband gobbled it up, saying, "I can't stop reaching for it!"You only need to stir-fry briefly since the ingredients are blanched.(I thought that by blanching the ingredients first I won't need to worry about whether or not they are cooked enough. It's slightly tedious, but that's why I went through the blanching. Recipe by Blue bea

I was cooking some dishes for a dinner and needed something showy for the table. I had some frozen squid in a diamond cut pattern. I soaked some dry shiitake mushrooms and used half a zucchini I had left. It turned out fantastic and my guests loved it.

I used to stir-fry garlic shoots with pork, but I wanted to change it up a bit. I substituted pork with squid, and it was delicious. This is how I arrived at this recipe.Buy garlic shoots when on sale, parboil and freeze. You can take them straight from the freezer and toss into stir-fries. They will come in handy.Add mayonnaise if you like. Adding mayonnaise makes the dish richer I think... Recipe by Kyo-nyan

This is a standard Chinese home cooking recipe that I make all the time.My 2 year old son eats the cucumber only, and my 1 year old son eats the egg only. Just like nikujaga (Japanese meat and potatoes) in Japan, every family in China has a slightly different recipe for this. This one has a north-east China flavor.If you don't have any Sichuan pepper, you can substitute black pepper. But Sichuan pepper eggs are so delicious!Slice the cucumber thickly. Put a timer set to 1 minute as soon as you put the cucumber in the pan. The cucumbers taste better if they retain their crispy texture, so don't cook them for longer than a minute. For 1 plateful. Recipe by Beru