Chinese Vegetarian Recipes

Stir-fried Garland Chrysanthemum Stems

Garland Chrysanthemum Stems

Introduction:

You might still remember that in the Garland Chrysanthemum Recipe which was posted the other day, I cut the stems off the garland chrysanthemum leaves of this vegetable and wanted to cook another dish out of it.

Anyway, wasting is nothing we hold for, especially in cooking. We all eat two (Many working people skip the breakfast, which is not right for your health.)  to three meals in a day and everyday. One meal may not look too much as far as the costs are concerned. However, it would be something when the costs that are spent on eating in a year or years. So don’t neglect any “small” waste. Save as often and far as possible.

Getting back to the point, I have cooked the Garland Chrysanthemum stems in the way that I am familiar with. Get your chopping board and wok ready. Let’s get to it now.

Ingredients:

Garland Chrysanthemum Stems: 300 g

Garlic: 2 cloves

Ginger: 2 slices

Dried Chili Pepper: 1

Vegetable oil: 1 tablespoon

Seasonings:

Salt: 3 g

Vinegar: 3 g

Soy sauce: 5 g

MSG: 2 g

Preparation Work:

1. Wash the stems of garland chrysanthemum and chop them into pieces that are 1.5-2 inches in length;

2. Mince the peeled garlic cloves and the ginger slices finely;

Cooking Steps:

1. Preheat the vegetable oil in the wok;

2. Drop the minced garlic, the ginger mince and the dried chili pepper into the wok;

3. Add the stem pieces into the wok when the garlic, ginger and chili set off the aroma and stir quickly;

4. Add the vinegar and soy sauce in and stir evenly until the stems are done;

5. Spray the MSG onto the cooked vegetable to enhance the freshness at last before moving the dish onto the plate.

Cooking Tips:

There may be some very fibrous stems in the dish. This is inevitable even if you had the sharpest eyes in the world when it comes to choosing the very tender vegetables. To make things easier, you can just cut off the tail which is the part near the bottom.

Related recipes:

1. Stir-fried Garland Chrysanthemum with Minced Garlic