Chinese Vegetarian Recipes

Chinese Five Spice Garlic Scapes

Chinese five spice garlic scapes

Introduction to Chinese Five Spice Garlic Scapes:

To be honest, it is difficult to cook garlic scapes which are very delicious when well cooked. There are several reasons for this.

The first reason is that it is not easy for them to get done properly. I have tried this for numerous times and always failed. It is likely to be either undercooked or overcooked. However, today I will tell you one small tip that will solve this problem in no time.

The second reason is that it is not simple to select the tender garlic scapes for cooking. I would always feel like stepping on the thin ice, fearing that the old fibrous ones would be included into my dish. A fibrous one will ruin the whole dish and all of my efforts because they will give you a bad bite. I will tell you the method I choose them, which is not perfect 100% of times.

Ingredients of the Chinese Five Spice Garlic Scapes:

Garlic Scapes: 500 g

Seasonings:

Salt: 6 g

Five Spice Powder: 10 g

Sichuan Pepper Oil: 20 g

MSG: 2 g

Cooking Steps:

1. Boil water of appropriate amount;

2. Rinse the garlic scapes clean;

3. Cut them into 5 cm pieces;

4. Immerse the pieces into the boiling water for five minutes (when the garlic scape is done but still crispy);

5. Strain the scape pieces out of the hot water and place them on a plate;

6. Put all the seasonings into the plate and stir them fully.

Tips for cooking the Chinese Five Spice Garlic Scapes:

1. When you are choosing the garlic scape, you want tender or young ones because you will not chew coarse fibers when you eat. You can try some this way. However, you cannot try them all.

Another method you can try is to look at the color of the thicker end of the garlic scape. I would pick those with lighter color.

2. The first problem that we put forth at the beginning of this post has already been answered in the preparation steps. You are very smart. Yes, hot water it is.

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