Lettuce Garlic Oil

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Most of us is so used to having lettuce on salads and eaten raw but in Asia there are dishes where it is cooked like this dish of ours today a simple scalded lettuce in garlic oil. Its one of the fastest cooked dish you will ever make, all you need is to blanch your lettuce then drizzle hot garlic infused oil on top. If you are like me who continuously look for new green vegetable recipes then give this one a shot if you haven’t tried it yet.

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Lettuce Garlic Oil

  • Author: Raymund
  • Prep Time: 2 mins
  • Cook Time: 3 mins
  • Total Time: 5 mins
  • Yield: 2-3 1x
  • Category: Main Course
  • Cuisine: Chinese

Ingredients

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  • 1 large Chinese lettuce
  • 2 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1/2 tsp brown sugar
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 tbsp peanut oil

Instructions

  1. Separate and chop lettuce leaves in smaller pieces. Set it aside.
  2. Blanch your lettuce in boiling water. Drain then set it aside
  3. In a small pan add oil then sauté the garlic until golden brown.
  4. Add the sugar and light soy sauce then turn the heat of.
  5. Place lettuce on a serving platter then pour hot oil mixture on top. Serve.

 

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2 Responses

  1. So simple, but so interesting! I will give this a try.

  2. mjskitchen says:

    So what is Chinese lettuce? I probably wouldn’t be able to find it here. Could I substitute romaine or Napa cabbage? This recipes looks so good that I’m dying to give it a try.

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