Chinese home cooking

Water Spinach with Garlic-Chile Dressing

Name: Water Spinach with Garlic-Chile Dressing
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: water spinach; minced garlic; bird's eye chiles; sesame seeds; chili flakes; cooking oil; 2 spoonfuls light soy sauce; 1 spoonful aged black vinegar; 1 spoonful oyster sauce; a little salt

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Briefly blanched water spinach is tossed with a hot-oil garlic and chile dressing seasoned with soy sauce, vinegar and oyster sauce.

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Published 2026-10-12

English adaptation and editing of authorized supplied recipes: Chinese Home Cooking.

Green water spinach stems and leaves with chopped chiles and sesame in a metal bowl. — Water Spinach with Garlic-Chile Dressing

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Ingredients

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water spinach
minced garlic
bird's eye chiles
sesame seeds
chili flakes
cooking oil
2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
1 spoonfulaged black vinegar
1 spoonfuloyster sauce
a littlesalt

Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.

Step-by-Step Instructions

01
Put the garlic, chiles, sesame seeds and chili flakes in a bowl and pour hot oil over them. Add the light soy sauce, aged black vinegar and oyster sauce and mix.
02
Bring water to a boil and add a little salt and oil. Blanch the water spinach for 20 seconds, then drain.
03
Pour the dressing over the greens and toss to coat.

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Cooking Method

Cold Tossing

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