Stir Fried Watercress With Bean Sauce Food

WATERCRESS STIR-FRY RECIPE

Steps:

• Wash the watercress carefully; remove the withered and yellow and also the old stems.
• Cut watercress finely into small pieces. Set aside and drain.
• Cut chili pepper into sections and slice the garlic cloves.
• In a small bowl, add cornstarch, water and salt. Mix well to make the stir-fry sauce.
• Heat up peanut oil in wok, add chili pepper and garlic slices to stir-fry until aroma.
• Add watercress in. Do a quick stir-fry until the watercress is half-cooked.
• Pour the sit-fry sauce in and quick fry again for around 1 minute.
• Transfer out and serve hot!

STIR-FRIED WATERCRESS: A HEALTHY LEAFY GREEN VEGETABLE

Steps:

• Place your wok over medium high heat, and add the oil, spreading it around to coat the surface of the wok.
• Add the ginger, letting it caramelize and infuse the oil. Take care not to let it burn. Add the minced garlic, and give it a stir. Immediately add the watercress (if you wait too long, your garlic could burn). Turn the heat up to high.
• Stir-fry the watercress for 20 seconds to evenly distribute the ginger, garlic and oil. Once mixed, move all of the watercress to the center of the wok in a small pile, and cover the wok.
• After 45 seconds, uncover the wok. There should be plenty of steam at this point. Use a circular stirring motion to drag the pile of watercress and some of the liquid around the sides of the superheated wok. Stirring the watercress against the hottest and driest part of the wok will generate that wok hay flavor. Gather the watercress back in the middle of the wok. To give you an idea of the cooking time, this step should take no more than 20 seconds.
• While you wait for the sides of the wok to reheat, add the white pepper, sugar, salt, sesame oil and MSG, if using. (A quick note on the spices: we list MSG as optional because many people shy away from it, but it's a tasty addition to leafy green vegetables that really gives you that restaurant flavor. Use it per your own tastes and perspectives!)
• Stir-fry the mixture again to mix in the seasonings, once more stirring the watercress and the liquid so it hits the sides of the wok to generate more wok hay.
• Use your wok spatula to scoop the watercress onto a shallow rimmed bowl, making sure to get the remaining liquid, as it's super-infused with garlic, ginger, and those vitamins from the watercress. Serve as a side dish or just with some white rice as a super light vegan meal.

SIAMESE WATERCRESS WITH YELLOW BEANS AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Crush the garlic and chillies and transfer to a bowl.
• Stir in the watercress, yellow bean sauce, oyster sauce, sugar and basil.
• In a wok, heat the oil until smoking, then add the watercress mixture and stir-fry for about 1-2 minutes, or until the watercress has wilted.
• Serve immediately.

STIR-FRIED WATERCRESS WITH BEAN SAUCE

Steps:

• If you're using them, soak the dried shrimp in hot water to cover until softened, just a few minutes. Combine them in a small food processor with the chiles, garlic, and shallots and process to a paste. Toss with the watercress.
• Put the oil in a skillet or wok over high heat; a minute later, add the watercress and paste. Cook, stirring almost constantly, for about a minute, or until the watercress wilts. Stir in 2 tablespoons water, then the bean sauce, sugar, nam pla, and pepper; cook for 10 seconds, then turn off the heat.
• Taste and add salt or other seasoning as necessary. Stir in the basil and serve.

STIR FRIED CLAMS AND VEGETABLES IN BLACK BEAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a wok over high heat. Add the canola oil. Add the ginger and onions and saute until translucent, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic and the fermented black beans and cook for another 1 minute. Add the hoisin sauce, rice wine and chicken stock. Bring to a simmer and let cook for 5 minutes for flavors to combine. Combine the cornstarch and water to make a slurry. Whisk the slurry into the mixture and let simmer for 3 minutes. Add the clams and cover. Cook, covered, for 3 minutes, or until the clams begin to open. Remove the cover and add the bell peppers, snow peas and jalapenos. Toss the mixture together until all of the clams open. Remove from heat and garnish with scallions and cilantro. Discard any unopened clams.

STIR-FRIED RICE NOODLES WITH BLACK BEAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat wok, add oil and stir-fry the garlic, ginger and spring onion for 2 minutes or until fragrant.
• Add the noodles and stir-fry until soft.
• Add the black bean sauce, chinese rice wine, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, sugar and seasame oil and stir-fry until the sauce boils and thickens slightly.
• Serve immediately and garnish with chives.

STIR-FRY VEGETABLES IN BLACK BEAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in wok and add the vegtables.
• Stir and cook 3 minutes.
• Add the remaining ingredients and continue stirring for 2-3 minutes longer or until slightly thickened.

WATERCRESS & CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• To make the sauce, mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl until completely blended. Heat the oil in a frying pan until very hot. Throw in the chicken, cashew nuts, pepper and onion, then stir-fry for about 4-5 mins until the chicken is cooked and the nuts are toasted. Pour over the sauce and simmer with a splash of water. Remove the pan from the heat, then stir through the watercress just before serving with boiled rice.