Easy Spicy Chinese Yu Choy!
If you are after a super quick, easy, delicious, and healthy side dish, look no further! Run, don't walk, to your local Asian market and get some Yu Choy so that you can enjoy this dish!
Equipment
- large pan for blanching
Ingredients
- ½ lb yu choy
- ½ ts salt to add to the water when blanching the yu choy
Sauce Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Spicy Chili Crisp (or your favorite Asian Chili oil)
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 ts hot sesame oil can sub regular sesame oil
- pepper to taste (white is preferred but can use black)
Instructions
- Combine the sauce ingredients (everything except the Yu Choy and salt) in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Bring a large pot of water to the boil and add ½ ts salt. Wash the yu choy well, and then blanch it in the water for 30 seconds to 1.5 minutes depending on how tender you want your dish to be and how thick the stalks are. Drain using tongs, allowing the water to drip off the vegetables.
- Place on a plate and drizzle the spicy sauce over the Yu Choy!
Notes
You definitely don't want to overdo the blanching. Try to shoot for tender yet crunchy Yu Choy!
Be sure to allow as much water to drip off the vegetable when draining.
If your stalks are very thick, you have the option to cut them off and begin blanching those first, followed by the tender leaves for the last 30 seconds of blanching.
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