Description
Savour the nutty crunch of Kailan in Oyster Sauce, a Southeast Asian favourite! A quick side dish with a sweet, savoury sauce perfect for any meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 packet Kailan leaves (around 350 g)
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tbsp peanut oil
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 3 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1/2 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 3 tbsp water
Instructions
- Boil a pot of water with 1 tsp salt.
- Blanch the Kailan leaves until cooked to your liking (half-cooked is ideal for a bit of crunch). Drain and arrange on a plate.
- Heat peanut oil in a wok and sauté the minced garlic until golden brown.
- Remove the garlic from the wok and set it aside.
- In a small container, mix together oyster sauce, water, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, brown sugar, and cornstarch.
- Pour this mixture into the wok and simmer until the sauce thickens.
- Add the fried garlic to the sauce and mix well, then turn off the heat.
- Pour the sauce over the blanched Kailan and drizzle with sesame oil.