Never underestimate sweet potato leaves, as they are a vegetable with extremely high nutritional value, often appearing on the dining table. The most classic ways to prepare them include stir-frying sweet potato leaves with shrimp paste, stir-frying sweet potato leaves with garlic, and sweet potato leaf and egg soup. The taste is exceptionally delicious.
Stir-frying Sweet Potato Leaves
1. Stir-frying Sweet Potato Leaves with Shrimp Paste
Ingredients
One large tablespoon of shrimp paste, about 500 grams of sweet potato leaves, 3 cloves of garlic.
Instructions
1. Pick the old stems off the sweet potato leaves, wash them clean, and drain the water.
2. Heat up a wok with oil, and sauté the garlic until fragrant.
3. Add the shrimp paste and stir-fry for a few seconds.
4. Add the sweet potato leaves and stir-fry over high heat.
5. The dish is ready once the leaves have changed color and softened. Shrimp paste is quite salty, so add salt to taste. Adjust the saltiness after tasting; if your shrimp paste is very salty, you may not need to add any more salt.
6. Serve on a plate and enjoy.
2. Stir-frying Sweet Potato Leaves with Garlic
Ingredients
Sweet potato leaves, garlic, salt, sugar.
Instructions
1. Pluck the leaves off the sweet potato stems, peel the outer skin of the stems, and break the stems into pieces.
2. Mince the garlic.
3. Heat a wok, add cooking oil, and once hot, add the minced garlic.
3. Add the shrimp paste and stir-fry for a few seconds.
4. Add the sweet potato leaves and stir-fry over high heat.
5. The dish is ready once the leaves have changed color and softened. Shrimp paste is quite salty, so add salt to taste. Adjust the saltiness after tasting; if your shrimp paste is very salty, you may not need to add any more salt.
6. Serve on a plate and enjoy.
3. Aromatic Garlic Sweet Potato Leaves
Ingredients
Sweet potato leaves, garlic, salt, sugar.
Instructions
1. Pluck the leaves off the sweet potato stems, peel the outer skin of the stems, and break the stems into pieces.
2. Mince the garlic.
3. Heat a wok, add cooking oil, and once hot, add the minced garlic.
4. Add the washed and drained sweet potato leaves, stir-frying quickly over high heat. Season with salt and a little sugar.
5. Stir-fry until the leaves have released water and softened. The entire high-heat stir-frying process takes about one minute.
4. Sweet Potato Leaf and Egg Soup
Ingredients
Sweet potato leaves, eggs, scallions, garlic.
Instructions
1. Wash the sweet potato leaves and roughly chop them into large pieces.
2. Add oil to the bottom of a pot, stir-fry the scallions until fragrant, then add the sweet potato leaves and stir-fry for a moment. Add water, bring to a boil, and season the soup with salt.
3. Beat the eggs. Once the soup is boiling, slowly drizzle in the beaten egg a little at a time, stirring continuously so the egg sets as it's added.
4. Add minced garlic, stir to combine, then turn off the heat, add MSG, and serve.
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