Complete Guide to Malabar Spinach Recipes: Home-Style Dishes You Can Master Instantly
Malabar spinach is also known as tofu vegetable, rouge vegetable, fence vegetable, etc. Its nutrient content is extremely rich, especially in calcium, iron and other elements. Apart from slightly less protein than amaranth, its other nutrients are on par with amaranth. Regular consumption has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, lubricating the intestines and cooling the blood. There are many ways to prepare it. Let's take a look at the complete guide to Malabar spinach recipes below!
Garlic Mashed Malabar Spinach
[Ingredients] 500 g Malabar spinach, appropriate amount of salt, appropriate amount of garlic, appropriate amount of blended oil.
[Method] ① Soak the cleaned Malabar spinach in rice washing water. ② Rinse with water, then drain well. ③ Mince the garlic cloves. ④ Heat oil in a wok, add the minced garlic and sauté until fragrant. ⑤ Add the Malabar spinach, do not add water, and slowly and carefully stir-fry with a spatula. ⑥ Stir-fry until the Malabar spinach is just cooked; the color will become greener. ⑦ Add seasonings, toss the minced garlic and Malabar spinach evenly, then remove from the wok and plate.
Hot and Sour Malabar Spinach
[Ingredients] Appropriate amount of Malabar spinach and tomatoes, appropriate amount of garlic, chili, soy sauce, salt, chicken essence.
[Method] ① Wash the Malabar spinach, blanch it in boiling water and remove. ② Mince the garlic, dice the tomatoes, and cut the chili. ③ Stir-fry the tomatoes in hot oil until they release juice, add soy sauce for color, and season with chicken essence and salt. ④ Arrange the blanched Malabar spinach and it is ready.
Blanched Malabar Spinach
[Ingredients] 400 g Malabar spinach, appropriate amount of cooking oil, salt, ginger, garlic, vinegar, light soy sauce.
[Method] ① Soak the Malabar spinach in salt water, wash it, and cook it in boiling salt water. ② Heat oil in a wok; once hot, add minced ginger and garlic and sauté until fragrant, add salt, vinegar, and light soy sauce and bring to a boil. ③ Pour over the Malabar spinach and it is ready.
Cold Tossed Malabar Spinach
[Ingredients] Appropriate amount of Malabar spinach, appropriate amount of salt, vinegar, garlic, vegetable oil.
[Method] ① Wash the Malabar spinach, blanch it in boiling water until cooked, then remove and cool it in cold water. ② Remove, squeeze out the water, and place on a plate. ③ Mix vinegar, salt, minced garlic, and vegetable oil into a dressing and let it sit for a quarter of an hour. ④ Pour the prepared dressing over the Malabar spinach and it is ready.
Malabar Spinach Stir-Fried with Pork
[Ingredients] 500 g Malabar spinach, appropriate amount of salt, appropriate amount of garlic, appropriate amount of blended oil, appropriate amount of pork tenderloin, 1 carrot, a small amount of bell pepper.
[Method] ① Shred the tenderloin, cut part of the carrot into flower shapes, cut the chili into thick shreds, mince the garlic, and dice the remaining carrot. ② Heat oil and add the shredded pork; after the pork changes color, add the carrot flowers, then add the Malabar spinach and stir-fry over high heat. ③ Add the shredded chili, then add the minced garlic, and add salt and it is ready.
Malabar Spinach and Egg Soup
[Ingredients] 2 eggs, appropriate amount of Malabar spinach, appropriate amount of seaweed, a little sweet corn, appropriate amount of salt, a little sesame oil, appropriate amount of vegetable oil.
[Method] ① Wash the Malabar spinach; beat the eggs with a little salt. ② Heat the wok and add cold oil, pour in the egg mixture and scramble it into small pieces, then add the sweet corn and boiling water. ③ After the soup comes to a boil, add the seaweed; before removing from the heat, add the Malabar spinach and bring to a boil again, add a bit of salt and sesame oil and it is ready.
Plain Stir-Fried Malabar Spinach
[Ingredients] 350 g Malabar spinach, 15 g peanut oil, 15 g white-skinned garlic, 8 g sesame oil, 3 g cooking wine, 2 g salt, 1 g monosodium glutamate.
[Method] ① Wash the Malabar spinach, remove and drain for later use. ② Mince the garlic. ③ Place the wok on the heat, pour in the peanut oil and heat it, add the minced garlic and stir briefly. ④ Pour in the cooking wine, add the Malabar spinach, fine salt, and monosodium glutamate, drizzle in the sesame oil, and remove from the heat and it is ready.
Malabar Spinach Stir-Fried with Eggs
[Ingredients] 2 eggs, Malabar spinach, a little salt, oil, chili.
[Method] ① Beat the two eggs, cut the Malabar spinach into shreds and put them into the egg mixture, add a little salt. ② Then heat oil, pour in and stir-fry until cooked and it is ready; if you like it spicy, you can add some chili.