Garlic Morning Glory
Garlic Morning Glory is a home-style vegetable dish at difficulty 2/5 (Easy), about 440 kcal. Garlic morning glory is a home-style, mid-week fast dish that is crisp, refreshi. Ingredients and step-by-step instructions are below, with notes for home cooking.
2 / 5
★★☆☆☆
440 kcal
Ingredients
- Morning glory
- Minced garlic
- Salt
- Light soy sauce
- Chopsticks
- Spatula
Steps
- Wash the morning glory, remove any rotten leaves or old stems, and cut evenly into 2 or 3 sections (to prevent them from being too long and difficult to stir-fry).
- Heat a small amount of oil in a pan until it just begins to smoke. Pick up the pan and pour the hot oil around the interior to coat the bottom evenly, then pour in the remaining oil (hot pan, cold oil method).
- Add the minced garlic and stir-fry over low heat for 10 to 15 seconds to release the aroma.
- Add the morning glory as quickly and evenly as possible, turn the heat to **high**, hold the spatula in your left hand and the chopsticks in your right hand, and stir continuously until the morning glory is softened and turns green.
- Next, do not use the chopsticks; instead, use the spatula to stir-fry the softened morning glory quickly for 15-20 seconds to ensure even heating. Sprinkle in 2 g salt, 3 g sugar, and 8 ml light soy sauce.
- Continue stir-frying over high heat for 10 seconds, then serve.
Notes
Garlic morning glory is a home-style, mid-week fast dish that is crisp, refreshing, and rich in garlic aroma. It represents a typical Sichuan stir-fry style. Morning glory is rich in dietary fiber, vitamins, and calcium, which helps promote intestinal motility. The preparation is very simple and beginner-friendly, taking about 15 minutes from prep to serving.
Estimated cooking difficulty: ★★
Estimated calories: 440 kcal
Category: Garlic Morning Glory
Calculation:
Per serving:
* Fresh morning glory 250 g
* Half a head of garlic, minced
* Cooking oil 45 ml
* Salt 2 g
* Sugar 3 g
* Light soy sauce 8 ml
* Choose fresh and tender morning glory; otherwise, the texture will be quite old after frying.
* The actual amount of morning glory added can be determined by the size of the wok. It is recommended not to exceed one wok. If there is too much, it is easy for the morning glory to fall onto the stove during the initial stirring phase and subsequent stir-frying.
* When stir-frying morning glory, it is essential to **use high heat**. This allows the morning glory to soften quickly while maintaining its crisp texture, and high heat also helps release the aroma of the light soy sauce.
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