Water Spinach with Brown Bean Sauce

Water spinach, often known as Siamese watercress, is a green vegetable with arrowhead-shaped leaves. You can also use pok choy watercress, or broccoli to replace water spinach. There are excellent variations to this recipe using black bean sauce, shrimp paste or fermented bean curd instead of brown bean sauce.
      Ingredients
  • water spinach - 1 bunch
  • brown bean sauce - 1 tbsp
  • garlic - 1 tbsp, chopped
  • granulated sugar - 1 tbsp
  • vegetable oil - 3 tbsp
  • black pepper
  • fish sauce - 2 tbsp

       Method

  • Trim and discard unwanted part of the spinach or watercress depend on what you use. Separate the leaves from the stems.
  • Heat the oil in a wok, add the chopped garlic and toss for 10 seconds
  • Then add the stem part of the water spinach, let if sizzle and cook for a minutes, and then add the leaf parts.
  • Stir in the sugar, pepper, brown bean sauce, and fish sauce. Toss and turn over the spinach 3-4 minutes until it begins to wilt. Transfer to a dish and serve immediately. Serves 4-6.

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