Chinese Style Garlic Chives Recipe: Chives with Saucy Garlic
People around the world use Garlic chives as a green spice. This is a seasonal member of our kitchen. In today’s recipe blog, I am going to show a different way to eat garlic chives. This is a Chinese-style garlic chive recipe.
This is going to be a healthy recipe because here I will not fry anything or there will be not much sugar. Only boil and coat with dressing or sauce. Only 10 minutes is enough to complete this recipe. So, just gather the necessary ingredients and start.
Garlic Chives Recipe Overview
This is the table where you will get a basic idea about the recipe time, calories, serving, and many more. Carefully check the recipe table before you start making.
| Course: Side | Cuisine: Chinese | Difficulty: Easy | ||
| Total Time: 10 Minutes | ||||
| Serving | Preparation Time | Cooking Time | Calories | |
| 2 people | 5 Minutes | 5 Minutes | 80 | |
Utensils Needed For The Garlic Chives Recipe
The Chinese-style garlic chive recipe will need more or less 7 utensils. All these are very common. Every kitchen will have them. So, nothing to be worried about. Kust check the list and start.
- One Large Mixing Bowl
- One Small Mixing Bowl
- One Chopping Board
- One Chopper
- One Pan
- Chop Sticks
- One Serving Trey
- Measuring Spoons and Cups
Garlic Chives Recipe Ingredients
Garlic chives are the main ingredient in this recipe. To make this tasty, you need toad sauces, salts, and some more spice. The list of all these ingredients is given below. Check carefully and get started.
- Garlic Chives: 20 pc (Full grown)
- Salt: 1 tsp
- Cooking Wine: 1 tsp
- Garlic: 3 tsp (Minced)
- Cooking Oil: 2 tbsp
- Light Soy Sauce: 3 tsp
- Oyster Sauce: 1 tsp
- Chicken Bouillon: ½ tsp
- Suger: ½ tsp
- Cornstarch: 1 tsp
- Water: 150ml
Step-by-Step Instructions For Garlic Chives Recipe
This is a simple recipe. Here the main task will be making the dressing. But yet, every step is important. Please read them carefully to avoid mistakes.
Step 1: Wash And Cut Garlic Chives
Chives are grown on soil so they may have dirt. First of all, we need to wash them. Just cut down the roots and wash the whole garlic chive plant. After washing, take them to the chopping board and make them 2 parts by cutting in the middle.
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Step 2: Blanch The Garlic Chives
Take some water in a pan and place it in the oven. Add ½ tsp salt and 1 tsp cooking wine to the water. Then boil the water at medium heat. After 1 minute of boiling, add the garlic chives. Again boil for less than 1 minute.
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Stop boiling when the chives will turn soft. Then take the chives in cold water to cool them down. When chives are cold, drain the water and keep aside in a serving bowl.
Step 3: Stir Fry the Garlic
Take a frypan and add 2 tbsp cooking oil. Heat the oil at a lower temperature. Then add minced garlic and stir fry them for 1 minute. Stop frying when the aroma comes out. Lower the heat and let’s prepare the dressing.
Step 4: Prepare The Sauce
To make sauce, take a small mixing bowl. Add 3 tsp light soy sauce, 1 tsp oyster sauce, ½ tsp evil chicken bouillon, ½ tsp sugar, 1 tsp Cornstarch, and 150ml water. Mix everything together.
Come back to the frypan and add the sauce to the pan with garlic. Coon on high heat until the sauce is bubbling. The dressing will be ready.
Step 5: Pour and Serve
This is the final step. Pour the hot sauce over the boiled chives evenly. Now dip the garlic chives into the sauce and enjoy. The Chinese garlic chive recipe is ready to serve.
Chinese Garlic Chives Recipe.
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Chives are grown on soil so they may have dirt. First of all, we need to wash them. Just cut down the roots and wash the whole garlic chive plant. After washing, take them to the chopping board and make them 2 parts by cutting in the middle.
- Take some water in a pan and place it in the oven. Add ½ tsp salt and 1 tsp cooking wine to the water. Then boil the water at medium heat. After 1 minute of boiling, add the garlic chives. Again boil for less than 1 minute.
- Stop boiling when the chives will turn soft. Then put the chives in cold water to cool them down. When chives are cold, drain the water and keep aside in a serving bowl.
- Take a frypan and add 2 tbsp cooking oil. Heat the oil at a lower temperature. Then add minced garlic and stir fry them for 1 minute. Stop frying when the aroma comes out. Lower the heat and let’s prepare the dressing.
- To make sauce, take a small mixing bowl. Add 3 tsp light soy sauce, 1 tsp oyster sauce, ½ tsp evil chicken bouillon, ½ tsp sugar, 1 tsp Cornstarch, and 150ml water. Mix everything together.
- Come back to the frypan and add the sauce to the pan with garlic. Coon on high heat until the sauce is bubbling. The dressing will be ready.
- This is the final step. Pour the hot sauce over the boiled chives evenly. Now dip the garlic chives into the sauce and enjoy. The Chinese garlic chive recipe is ready to serve.
Garlic Chives Recipe Do’s and Don’ts
Here are some dos and don’ts of this recipe that you should follow. Avoiding these points will cause a significant change in the recipe.
- Don’t overboil the garlic chives. This will make them too soft and the chives will lose their texture.
- While preparing the chives, blanch them quickly to keep their bright green color and ensure they remain tender. Taking time will make the chives soft.
- There is a stir-fry part in this recipe where you have to stir-fry garlic. Please stir-fry garlic at low heat. This will give perfect aroma in the garlic.
- Cornstarch is a vital ingredient in this recipe. This will help the sauce to thicken. Avoiding this will make the sauce thin.
FAQs
If you have any questions when trying this recipe, ask in the comment, and I will answer within 2/4 hours. Yet, I am answering some possible questions here that may come later.
Can I use regular chives instead of garlic chives for this recipe?
This is a valid question because garlic chives are seasonal, we don’t get them available every time. But sorry to say, Garlic chives and normal chives are different. And this is a recipe only for garlic chives. If you want, I will share the normal chives recipe any other day.
What can I substitute for cooking wine if I don’t have any?
There are many substitutes for cooking wine in this recipe. You may use rice or white vinegar in a lower amount. You can also use lemon juice slightly. They work the same as cooking wine.
Can I add other vegetables or ingredients to this recipe for variety?
This is mainly a recipe for chives. But if you want to bring some variety then you may use vegetables like green beans, long beans, green onion, and many more. In some cases, you may add carrots, mushrooms, or bell peppers with the main vegetables.
Conclusion
The Chinese-style garlic chive recipe is done here. This is completely a Chinese recipe that goes well with Chinese culture and taste. If you feel like adding more salt, and spice then you have the freedom to add. That was all about the recipe.
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