Spicy Morning Glory Stir-Fry | Easy Wok Recipe

oyster sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: hoisin sauce

Hoisin sauce offers a similar sweetness and umami flavor.

morning glory

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: bok choy

Spinach is widely available and offers similar texture.

Divide the morning glory into leaves and stems, putting them aside separately.

Crush the stems slightly to help the sauce absorb better, and half them without cutting all the way through.

Roughly chop a significant amount of garlic.

Prepare two types of chilies: red chilies for color and bird's eye chilies for spiciness, keeping them in similar shapes by halving them.

Wash the morning glory just before cooking to retain moisture for steaming during stir-frying.

Smash four blocks of white fermented tofu with a fork, including some brine for flavor and saltiness.

Add sugar to balance the saltiness of the fermented tofu, along with a tiny bit of chicken powder and a splash of water to thin the sauce.

Heat the wok until smoking hot, then lower the heat to sauté the garlic until fragrant without burning.

Add the chilies to the garlic for a few seconds, then increase the heat to high and add the morning glory stems, spreading them out in the wok.

Wait for the stems to turn slightly darker and wilt down, then add the leaves and stir them in.

Add corn flour slurry to thicken the sauce, ensuring it coats the vegetables without leaving a runny sauce at the bottom.

Turn off the stove and serve the stir-fry, suggesting it be paired with a bowl of rice.

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