Recipe - Stir Fry Dow Miao (Pea Shoots) With ChaoShanSi

The dow miao or snow pea shoot is a tender leafy vegetable with mild taste. They can be eaten raw as in a salad. Just toss and mix the leafy vegetables with some other ingredients. Or they can be given a quick stir fry as in this recipe.

The dow miao is a delecious and nutritious vegetable. It has a high content of vitamins A, C and folic acid. Vitamin C helps to protect the body from free radicals. Vitamin A from beta-carotene is important for the skin and helps to keep the immune system healthy.

What is chaosansi ? The can of chaosansi is a mixture of crunchy and spicy mix of shredded pork, shredded shitake mushrooms and shredded bamboo shoots. It is used to spice up the dow miao in this stir fry recipe.

The best part about this dish is that it is easy to prepare.
For the chaosansi, just open the can and it is ready for cooking.
For the dow miao, just give a rinse and they are also ready to go, stems and leaves.

Ingredients:
1 can of chaosansi (198 grams)
100 grams of dow miao
1 tbs oil
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped

dow miao

Method:
Heat the oil in awok or pan on medium till hot
Toss in the garlic and stir fry for a minute, till fragrant.
Toss in the dow miao and give a quick stir fry
Toss in the chaosansi.
Stir fry the mixture for about 2 minutes and it is done.
Enjoy.


    

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