Oyster Sauce Vegetables in Garlic Oil

By tulawdog

Ingredients

• (A) Garlic Oil
• 3 - 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• 8 - 8 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• (B) Oyster Sauce Mixture
• 1 - 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 - 1 tbsp hot water
• 1 - 1 tsp garlic oil (from step A3 below)
• 1/2 - 1/2 tsp sugar
• (C) Vegetables
• 300-400 grams of Asian greens, I use either
• - baby boy choy (xiao bai cai, 小白菜) OR
• - baby kailan (Chinese broccoli, 小芥兰)

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

(A) Garlic Oil
1. Heat up vegetable oil in a wok. When the temperature is hot enough (I like to add a tiny piece of chopped garlic into the oil, once it starts to sizzle, the oil is ready), add the chopped garlic and using a spatula, distribute the garlic evenly so that they are fully coated in the oil.
2) Let the garlic cook in the oil, and turn off the flame once the garlic starts to turn light* golden brown.
3) Pour the garlic and oil in a small bowl. The garlic will continue to cook for a little longer in the bowl of hot oil till it turns a lovely golden brown.

* Cooking Note: You need to turn off the flame once it turns light golden brown. If you turn off the flame when the garlic turned a “just right” golden brown, they will cook further in the hot oil and become burnt/dark brown.

(B) Oyster Sauce Mixture
1. In a small bowl, stir using a spoon, all the ingredients in (B) till well mixed.

(C) Vegetables – Baby Boy Choy
1. Heat a large pot of water with 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil added.
2. When the water is boiling, add baby boy choy and blanch for approximately 30-40 seconds. It should not cook for more than 40 seconds (If it’s your first time blanching vegetables, it may not look like it is cooked to you).
3. Optional but I think it’s easier to eat and looks more presentable: Trim the ends of the blanched baby boy choy and then cut them to approximately 3 sections lengthwise (see first photo). Assemble on a serving plate and drizzle (A) garlic oil and (B) oyster sauce mixture over the vegetables.

(C) Vegetables – Baby Kailan

4. If you’re using baby kailan instead (photo above), trim the ends of each baby kailan and separate them to individual leaves. Blanch the vegetables like in steps C2-3 above (if you like, you can add 1 tsp of sugar to the boiling water since kailan is slightly bitter) but kailan will take a slightly longer time than baby bok choy (around 1 to 1 1/2 minutes). Assemble the vegetables on a serving plate and drizzle (A) garlic oil and (B) oyster sauce mixture over the vegetables.