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Stir-fried Nai Bai
Stir-fried Nai Bai Recipe
The quantity of salt used in a Chinese vegetable stir-fry is usually too small for measurement – so I usually use a small pinch of salt for every 200 grams of Chinese greens and season to taste from there.
For easy cooking & eating, I trim and discard the bottom stems, leaving individual leafy greens with a short white stem for the stir fry. Feel free to leave the bottom ends intact if you prefer so.
Ingredients:
- 400 grams Chinese nai bai (奶白菜) ends trimmed and discarded; washed and dried thoroughly
- 3 slices ginger sliced thinly
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 tbsp fried lard optional
- 2 small pinches of salt to taste; add additional pinch if not using ikan bilis powder
- 1/2 tsp ikan bilis powder optional; you can also cheat with instant ikan bilis seasoning powder
- 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine
Directions:
- Heat oil in a wok and stir fry ginger and lard (if using) for 30 seconds. Add garlic and stir fry for another 30 seconds.
- Add nai bai to the wok, followed by salt and ikan bilis powder (if using). Stir-fry for a short few minutes on high heat, until the vegetables are just withered. Drizzle Chinese wine along the sides of the wok, turn off the flame after you smell the aroma of the wine seconds later.
Noob Cook Tips
- Nai bai is more commonly sold at wet markets in Singapore, although I do see it occasionally at the supermarkets.
- You can substitute this basic vegetable stir-fry recipe with any of your favourite Asian greens.
- To minimise oil splattering, air or spin dry the vegetables thoroughly before adding to the wok.
- Stir-frying vegetables briskly on high heat is the secret to beautifully green and crunchy vegetables.
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奶白菜 Englsih name milk cabbage
This vege tastes fantastic when cooks with yam and roast pork!!!
agree with you!
I think this is Dwarf Pak Choi
You can try adding wolf berries. It adds color to the dish.
I did another variation of the dish. Check out lazyhomecooking.wordpress.com
I plant nai bai since 2012 with 100% organic treatment
if i wish to omit chinese wine, what shld i replace if with?
Hi Shazy, if you do not consume alcohol or use them in cooking, feel free to omit the wine. There is no need to substitute.