Stir Fried Water Spinach with Shrimp Paste
This is an EASY Stir Fried Water Spinach with Shrimp Paste recipe that takes 20 minutes. It's a quick way to add vegetables to your meal!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3 bundles water spinach ((we get ours from the local Asian supermarket))
- 3 cloves garlic ((finely chopped))
- 2 chili ((finely chopped; optional))
- 2 1/2 tsp fine shrimp sauce ((or to taste))
- 3/4 tbsp chicken bouillon powder
- 4 tbsp cooking oil
Instructions
- 1
To prepare the water spinach, rip and discard the tip of the leaves and 3cm (1") from the bottom, then break the remaining stems into 10cm (4") segments.
- 2
Wash the greens by soaking them in cold salted water for 5-10 minutes, then rinsing clean. Repeat this step with new salted water 3-4 times and let it drip dry in the colander.
- 3
Pour oil into a wok on medium heat and brown the garlic and chili for 30 seconds or until fragrant.
- 4
Add the shrimp paste to cook for 30 seconds.
- 5
Turn the heat to high and pour the water spinach into the wok, then season with chicken bouillon powder and stir fry for 3-5 minutes or until they have cooked to your preferred consistency.
- 6
Plate and serve immediately!