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Kailan in Oyster Sauce

3461660000_885ca2b08fIngredients:

350 g kalian

4 cups hot water

2 teaspoon cooking oil

2 cloves garlic, minced.

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3 teaspoons Maggi Oyster-Flavored Sauce

1 teaspoon Maggi Granulated Chicken Stock

Salt and pepper to taste

1 ½ teaspoons corn flour mixed with 2 teaspoons water

In pan, bring water to the boil:  add 1 table spoon cooking oil.  Blanch kalian for 2 minutes or just until done, but crisp. 

Remove kalian and cut into 5 cm lights; place on serving plate.  Reserve ¾ cup water.

In the same pan, heat remaining oil and lightly brown garlic.  Add reserved water and A.  bring to the oil;  then thicken with cornflour mixture.

Spoon sauce over kalian.  Serve as an accompaniment to other meat or seafood dishes.

Tip:  Replace Kailan with mustard leaves, Chinese cabbage (Siew-pakchoy), Tong Hoh, etc.

  Photo courtesy:  static.flickr

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