Greens with Oyster Sauce

Name: Greens with Oyster Sauce
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: cooked rice or congee, to serve; cooked rice or congee, to serve; 200 ml/7 fl oz/scant 1 cup water; 30 ml/2 tbsp oyster sauce; 30 ml/2 tbsp crushed garlic; 30 ml/2 tbsp vegetable oil; 500 g/1¼ lb mustard greens

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

China

By Terry Tan

Published 2020

About

Also known as mustard cabbage (gai choy in Cantonese) mustard greens have thick, curved, ribbed stalks and ruffled bright green leaves. Shantou people are inordinately fond of this vegetable and usually serve it with congee for breakfast or lunch. In China, the bulk of the crop is salted and preserved.

Ingredients

500 g/1¼ lb mustard greens
30 ml/2

Asia
China
Side dish

Method

Cut off any fibrous bits from the stalks of the mustard greens, then cut the stalks and leaves into bite-size pieces. Rinse and drain.
Bring a pan of water to the boil. Add the greens and blanch for 2 minutes, then drain and pat dry with kitchen paper.
Heat the oil in a wok. Add the garlic and fry until golden brown. Do not let the garlic burn or it w