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Choi Sum 菜心 - A Gentle Blanch
Choi Sum is simply blanched and then piled high on the plate with perhaps a splash of oyster sauce on the side. Simple but delicious.
- Prep time
- 1 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- one bunch Choi Sum
- 3-4 cups chicken stock
- 1 1/2 Tbsp peanut oil, cooked until smoking and then cooled
- 2 Tbsp oyster sauce
Instructions
- 1
Wash the vegetable thoroughly.
- 2
Bring the chicken stock to boil in medium size pot.
- 3
Add vegetables. When pot reboils, let choi sum cook for another 15 seconds until tender but firm.
- 4
Pile cooked choi sum on plate, drizzle cooked oil over.
- 5
Serve with oyster sauce on the side.