Spicy Water Spinach

6 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch water spinach (ong choy, water morning glory)
  • 4-5 cloves garlic
  • 4-5 Thai peppers (or bird peppers)
  • 1 tablespoon Chili Shrimp Paste (garlic, black bean, sugar, shrimp paste, soy oil) OR a mixture of 1 Tablespoon black bean sauce + 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 2 tablespoons grape seed oil

Directions

  1. 1
    Crush the garlic and lightly smash the chili peppers (do not cut or grind)
  2. 2
    Wash and cut the water spinach into three inch long pieces.
  3. 3
    Heat up the grape seed oil in a wok and add the garlic and chili peppers. (Medium heat)
  4. 4
    Stir around and add the chili shrimp paste (or black bean sauce + sugar)
  5. 5
    Dump the water spinach in and stir fry, rotating the spinach to coat with the sauce and cook for about 3 minutes. You don't need to add water or broth, as the spinach tends to give off a lot of liquid.
  6. 6
    Add fish sauce.
  7. 7
    Mix together and take the spinach off the burner.

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