choy sum
Cantonese leafy vegetable
Choy sum is a leafy Chinese vegetable with tender green stems, small yellow flowers, and mild, slightly sweet flavor.
A member of the cabbage family, it's a staple in Cantonese cooking, typically stir-fried with garlic or blanched and dressed with oyster sauce: The choy sum was perfectly wilted, still bright green.
Quick-cook in hot oil
- blanchingBriefly boiling then cooling
- steamedHeated by vapor
- sautéCook quickly in fat
- wokConcave cooking pan
garlic · ginger · oyster sauce · sesame oil · soy sauce · braising · tender · crunchy
Cruciferous vegetable genus
- cruciferousFour-petaled vegetable family
- floweringProducing reproductive structures
- stemsPlant's main axes
- leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
yellow flowers · bolting · harvest · seedling · chlorophyll · photosynthesis · veins · edible
stir-fry
Quick-cook in hot oil
wok · garlic · ginger · oyster sauce · sesame oil · soy sauce · braising · tender · crunchy · side dish
brassica
Cruciferous vegetable genus
- cruciferousFour-petaled vegetable family
- floweringProducing reproductive structures
- stemsPlant's main axes
leaves · yellow flowers · bolting · harvest · seedling · chlorophyll · photosynthesis · veins · edible · petiole
vitamins
Essential organic nutrients
- mineralsInorganic natural solids
- antioxidantsSubstances counteracting oxidative damage
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
calcium · iron · folate · vitamin C · vitamin A · low-calorie · organic · produce · healthy · fresh
hoisin
Fermented soybean condiment
- Chinese loanwordskung fu, feng shui, tai chi, yin yang, wok
- leafy greensspinach, kale, curly kale, collard greens, lettuce
- Asian greensnapa cabbage, mizuna, Chinese cabbage, baby bok choy, Chinese broccoli
- Asian producenapa cabbage, daikon, shiitake, water chestnut, bamboo shoots
- Asian vegetablesChinese broccoli, Chinese cabbage, napa cabbage, daikon, bitter melon
- brassicasbroccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts