Morning glory originated from China and was first used for its medicinal properties. It is widely popular throughout South East Asia and although It doesn’t spark a memory of it being sold at home in grocery stores, I have read that it’s commonly found in Asian Supermarkets. If this is true, then I walked by this amazing vegetable on countless occasions and didn’t even give it a second glance. What a fool …
This dish is so simple to make but yields such a delicious result. The first few times we ordered this had left me with a guilty feeling as while we were eating it I had though it was finished with a huge amount of butter. The vegetable and sauce tasted so rich and left that undeniable butter feel on your lips. Well, to my surprise when I cooked this in school … not a drop of butter. There is some real Tom Trickery going on here.
The morning glory comes together in a matter of minutes and it is twice as convenient while in Asia as the packets of morning-glory came pre cut, washed and with the chilis and garlic in it. All I had to do was make the sauce and throw everything in a wok. If you don’t have access to morning glory then you can substitute broccoli, snap peas or green beans.
First, you want to get all your ingredients together and make sure that you give the morning glory a good wash.
Once you have all the ingredients, give the garlic a good chop and you can either chop the chills for more of an intense heat or leave them whole for a less heat. Add everything into a bowl, not a plate as we are going to add all the sauce ingredients into the bowl as well.
Next, heat your wok to high. You are going to want a very high heat for this as it is cooks up very quickly and will make the sauce easily thicken up. Once the wok is hot, add all the ingredients and quickly toss. This dish is only going to take less a minute or so to cook so keep an eye on it, you don’t want this beautiful vegetable going soggy. Also, because the pan is so hot be careful when you add the ingredients as the liquid will defiantly “sizzle” a little.
Serve and Enjoy!!!! An easy dish that comes together in minutes.
- 1/2 Cup Chicken Broth
- 600g Morning Glory (Or enough for 4 portions)
- 2-4 Garlic (Smashed)
- 2 Hot Chilis
- 4 tsp Soy Bean Sauce
- 4 tsp Oyster Sauce
- 2 tsp Fish Sauce
- First, start by washing your morning glory. Once cleaned, chop into 1/3 pieces and place in a bowl.
- Chop the garlic into a fine mince and you can either chop the chills or leave them whole. This all depends on how spicy you want it to be. Add these to the mixing bowl
- Next, add all remaining ingredients to the morning glory mixture
- Heat the wok with cooking oil over high heat and add a few drops of oil. Once the oil begins to slightly smoke add all the ingredients and quickly toss.
- Turn the heat down to medium and cook until just heated through. Around 1 -2 minutes. Don’t leave the stove as it takes just a short time to cook
- Remove from heat and serve
Can’t wait to try this. Your recipe is clear and sounds easy to make!!
Thank you:)