3 August, 2012

Morning Glory recipe

Posted in : Recipes on August 3, 2012 by : Liao Chou

Morning Glory recipe
(Phad phak boong)

 

This is a delicious dish and is often cooked as a show piece in some restaurants. Is is normally cooked very fast and furiously over a high heat and then in some establishments,a waiter will run over to the other side of the road while the cook stands with his back to the road. The cook will then throw the contents of his wok over his head, over the road and it is caught (or not!) on a plate by the waiter.

Ingredient 

   700g (8¹/2 cups, 1 lb 6 oz) morning glory or spinach

    60mls (4 tablespoons) oil

    120mls (¹/2 cup, 4 fl oz) chicken stock or water

    9 cloves of garlic – chopped

    10 small green and red chillies – smashed

Sauce

    120 mls (¹/2 cup, 4 fl oz) soya bean paste

    10 g (1 tablespoon) sugar

    75 ml (5 tablespoons) oyster sauce

    1 teaspoon ground black peper

Preparation

Put all the ingredients except the oil into a bowl. Put the oil into a wok and when it is hot and all the ingredients. Stir-fry quickly for 2-3 minutes until the morning glory or spinach is cook.

Mild

Serve: 4
Preparation and cooking time: 10 minutes.