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Qing chao dou miao
Garlic pea shoots
Qing chao dou miao: pea shoots stir-fried in seconds with garlic and salt
Dou miao, the tender tips of the pea plant, are a prized spring and winter green in Sichuan restaurants and Cantonese homes alike, and qing chao, plain stir-frying, is the way they are most often cooked for a quick dinner beside rice. The shoots collapse in under a minute and taste sweet, like fresh peas. Buy the larger cooking pea shoots from Chinese grocers, not the tiny salad cress. The common mistake is overcooking: once they turn dark and stringy they lose all their sweetness, so pull them off the heat while a few leaves still look raw. Chef's tip: add a splash of water with the salt; the steam finishes the stems evenly without the leaves frying dry.
- Total time
- 7 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
- 10 ½ oz pea shoots (dou miao)tough stem ends picked off, washed and drained well
- 3 garlic clovesthinly sliced
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 pinch sugar
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Method
0/3 doneStep 1: Heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil in a wok over a medium heat and sizzle 3 garlic cloves for 30 seconds, until fragrant and barely coloured.
1 minStep 2: Raise the heat to high, add 10 ½ oz pea shoots (dou miao) and toss constantly for 40–60 seconds, until about half the leaves have wilted.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 70 kcal
- Protein
- 3 g
- Carbs
- 4 g
- Fat
- 5 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does qing chao dou miao take?
- About 7 minutes in total: 4 minutes to prepare and 3 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of garlic cloves?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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