Spring greens have a slightly bitter taste and are a unique vegetable found only in the Chaozhou region. They not only relieve pain and induce sleep, but also lower cholesterol and treat neurasthenia.Spring greens have a more noticeable effect in reducing greasiness compared to other vegetables. They are refreshing and crisp, making them ideal for consuming after eating greasy foods.

Garlic and Spring Greens

Ingredients

Main Ingredients: 350g of spring greens.Auxiliary Ingredients: 30ml of fish sauce, 50ml of vegetable oil, 30g of garlic.

Method of Preparation

1. Wash and chop the spring greens into small pieces, or separate the leaves. Peel and slice the garlic.

2. Heat the oil in a pan and sauté the garlic until fragrant. Then, add the spring greens and stir-fry.

3. Once the spring greens have shrunk, add the fish sauce and stir-fry until evenly combined.

Tips

This dish does not use salt or MSG. The taste is more natural and crisp. If you are not used to this taste, you can add your preferred seasonings before cooking.Tuba and Spring GreensStew

IngredientsMain Ingredients: 1 piece of tuba, 300g of spring greens.

Auxiliary Ingredients:

Dried scallops, 10 pieces.Dried shiitake mushrooms, 3 pieces.Ginger, 1 piece.Chili, 1 piece, salt.Method of Preparation1. Soak the dried shiitake mushrooms in warm water for half an hour. Slice the ginger, deseed and wash the chili peppers, then slice them into rhombus shapes. Wash and slice the shiitake mushrooms into small pieces. Peel and slice the ginger. Wash and separate the stems and leaves of the spring greens.2. Add an appropriate amount of water to the pot and bring to a boil. Add the tuba and blanch it, then remove and rinse with cold water to remove foam.3. Place the tuba and dried scallops in a pressure cooker. Add an appropriate amount of water at once. Do not add too much water, otherwise the flavor will be diluted. First, cook over high heat until the pressure cooker is fully pressurized, then reduce the heat to medium and cook for about 20 minutes.4. Add an appropriate amount of oil to the pot and heat it. Add the shiitake mushrooms and sauté until fragrant. Add the stems and stir-fry for a moment. Then add the leaves and stir-fry until soft.5. Pour the cooked tuba and dried scallop soup into the pot. Bring to a boil, then add the spring greens. Cook over high heat until boiling, then reduce the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes.6. Add ginger slices and chili peppers, add an appropriate amount of salt and stir well, then simmer for about 5 minutes.

Tips

If you don't have a pressure cooker, you can skip step 3 and directly cook the tuba and dried scallops in the soup pot. Cook for about 40-60 minutes and then add the spring greens.

Spring Greens Salad

Ingredients

Main Ingredients: 500g of watercress.

Seasonings:

Peanuts, vegetable oil, salt, chicken powder, ginger,

Light soy sauce, sesame seeds,

Wild mountain pepper, 1 piece.

Method of Preparation

1. Wash and prepare the spring greens. Mince the ginger and chili peppers. Wash and cut the chili peppers into circles.

2. Bring water to a boil in a pot. Add a little salt and oil. Blanch thewatercress, cook until tender, then soak in cold water for a moment. Squeeze the water out of the spring greens and cut into small pieces.3. In a small bowl, place minced ginger, sesame oil, salt, light soy sauce, chicken powder, roasted sesame seeds, and chili peppers. Mix well and pour over the spring greens. Mix and eat.TipsThe seasonings can be adjusted according to your own taste. The sauce made with this method is slightly spicy. If you don't like spicy food, you can add an appropriate amount of sugar andvinegar.Soy sauce，Sesame seedsOil, 1 green chili pepper

Instructions

1 Wash and prepare spring vegetables, mince ginger, wash and slice green chili pepper.

2 Bring water to a boil in a pot, add a little salt and oil, blanch theChinese cabbageuntil tender, drain and briefly soak in cold water, then cut the spring vegetables into small pieces.

3 In a small bowl, combine minced ginger, sesame oil, salt, soy sauce, chicken powder, roasted sesame seeds, and green chili pepper, mix well and drizzle over the spring vegetables. Mix before eating.

Tips

The seasonings can be adjusted according to your preference. The recipe here produces a spicy sauce. If you don't like spicy flavors, you can add a small amount of sugar andvinegaraccordingly.