Recipe: Mustard Greens with Oyster Sauce

Recipe Source: Le, Ann.  The Little Saigon Cookbook.  Insider's Guide, Guilford, 2006 p. 94

I think mustard greens are probably my favorite green leafy vegetable.  I love them.  I love their kind of peppery flavor, I love their texture, I love the fact that they cook up so quickly.  They're versatile, working well in a wide variety of cuisines and dishes.  And they're so tasty!  I served this with a spicy shrimp and cilantro dish and think they really made a great combination.

I made a couple of small changes, as I usually do.  I reduced the amount of olive oil, doubled the garlic, and omitted the sesame seeds.  It was such a simple dish that it would be hard to make more changes!  Try this sometime on a weeknight when you're pressed for time. 

Mustard Greens with Oyster Sauce (serves 2; approx. $2.07/serving)

1 tablespoon olive oil

12 garlic cloves, crushed

1/4 cup oyster sauce

3 tablespoons fish sauce

1 teaspoon fresh-ground cubeb

1 bunch mustard greens, trimmed

Equipment:

• Small bowl
• Wok or saute pan

1. Combine the oyster sauce, fish sauce and cubeb in the small bowl. 
2. Heat the oil in the wok over medium heat. 
3. Add the garlic and cook until the garlic is threatening to brown.
4. Add the greens to the pan along with the oyster sauce concoction.  Cook until the greens have wilted. 
5. Serve. 

Comments

[Jason]

Love greens! Would you mind posting the recipe for the spicy shrimp and cilantro to with this dish. Thanks.