Stir fried water spinach with shrimp paste is one of the ways to cook ong choy. Water spinach recipe is a simple and easy homemade stir fry vegetable dish in a few minutes!
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What is water spinach?
Water spinach is an ipomoea aquatica. And, it is a semi-aquatic and tropical plant. It has tender shoots. Also, it’s commonly grown in Southeast Asia. Most people call it Chinese water spinach, kung xin cai in mandarin or ong choy, tung choy in Cantonese.
How to cook Chinese water spinach?
Some people like to boil water spinach. However, the most common and best way to cook ong choy is to stir fry them.
How to stir fried water spinach?
There are two common ways Chinese like to stir fry tung choy. One way they like to stir fry water spinach with shrimp paste. The other way they like to stir fry tung choy with fermented bean curd.
Personally, I like both of them. In this water spinach recipe, I am going to share how to stir fried water spinach with shrimp paste.
What are the ingredients for stir fried ong choy with shrimp paste?
The main ingredients are ong choy, garlic, chili peppers, vegetable oil, water and shrimp paste.
Cooking tips for how to cook ong choy shrimp paste:
- Cut water spinach into half.
- Cook the stem first, then add the leaf part.
- Always adjust the amount of shrimp paste according to your taste.
FAQs:
Can I don’t use shrimp paste?
Yes, you can use salt instead of shrimp paste. Just add salt to your taste.
How to cut water spinach?
Normally, I cut it half because my pan is not big enough. Also, I cook the stem first because it takes a little bit longer than the leaf part to cook.
Instructions for how to cook Chinese water spinach with shrimp paste:
1.Wash and cut 1.5 pounds of water spinach into half.
2. Minced 4 garlic cloves.
3. Cut 3 chili peppers. (You can use less depend on your spiciness.)
4. Put 1 tablespoon of shrimp paste in a container.
5. Then, add 2 tablespoons of water into shrimp paste and mix it well.
6. Pour 1 tablespoon vegetable oil into a pan. Add the minced garlic and chili peppers. Stir fry them a little bit.
7. After that, add the stem part of water spinach. Cover the lid for a minute.
8. Next, add the leaf part of ong choy, shrimp paste mixture and cover the lid for a minute.
9. After, stir fry them a little and ready to serve.
Enjoy this simple and tasty ong choy shrimp paste recipe! Also, check out these authentic how to prepare bamboo shoots, mushroom chicken, garlic chives eggs stir fry and sticky rice dumpling recipes.
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Stir Fried Water Spinach with Shrimp Paste
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds Water spinach
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 3 pieces Chili peppers (You can use less depend on your spiciness.)
- 1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon Shrimp paste
- 2 tablespoons Water
Instructions
- Wash and cut 1.5 pounds of water spinach into half.
- Minced 4 garlic cloves.
- Cut 3 chili peppers. (You can less depend on your spiciness.)
- Put 1 tablespoon of shrimp paste in a container.
- Then, add 2 tablespoons of water into shrimp paste and mix it well.
- Pour 1 tablespoon vegetable oil into a pan. Add the minced garlic and chili peppers. Stir fry them a little bit.
- After that, add the stem part of water spinach. Cover the lid for a minute.
- Next, add the leaf part of ong choy, shrimp paste mixture and cover the lid for a minute.
- After, stir fry them a little and ready to serve.
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Notes
Cooking tips for how to cook ong choy shrimp paste:
- Cut water spinach into half.
- Cook the stem first, then add the leaf part.
- Always adjust the amount of shrimp paste according to your taste.