A Choy Blanched With Garlic Sauce (Taiwanese Lettuce)
A simple dish packed with nutrition and flavor - A choy blanched with soy sauce is your go-to for a quick and easy meal. Make it with a bit of sugar, light soy sauce, minced garlic, and red pepper shreds. It is crisp, savory, and healthy!
Equipment
- Pot for blanching
- Spoon or chopsticks for stirring
- Spatula strainer
- Heat-resistant bowl for mixing the sauce
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 tablespoon of cooking oil for blanching
- Water for balancing
- 20 g of minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon of cooking oil for the sauce
- 10 g of red pepper shreds
- ½ teaspoon of sugar
- 30 g of light soy sauce
Instructions
- Wash and halve the A Choy.
- Fill a cooking pot with water and add salt and cooking oil.
- Once it starts boiling, add the A Choy and blanch for 30 seconds. Do not blanch for more than 30 seconds to avoid a soggy and wilted texture!
- Remove the blanched A choy and allow it to drain, removing excess water. Then, transfer it to a serving plate.
- In a heat-resistant bowl, combine the minced garlic and red pepper shreds.
- Drizzle hot oil over the mixture. It should sizzle and cook the ingredients a bit.
- Next, add sugar and light soy sauce. Adjust to taste.
- Stir well and pour it all over the A choy. Enjoy this with any main dish!
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Nutrition
Calories: 153kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 2gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.1gSodium: 2003mgPotassium: 83mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 157IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 22mgIron: 1mg
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