Tea eggs
Cook the eggs first, then crack the shells and simmer them in spiced tea.
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Lettuce in oyster sauce
Briefly blanch lettuce and finish with garlicky oyster sauce, with salt and oil separated by use.
~15 minestimated time1servings5clear steps
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Follow the food, not just the clock.- 01
Prepare lettuce and garlic
Discard damaged lettuce leaves, wash each leaf and drain. Peel and mince the garlic.
Look forLeaves are clean and garlic minced.
Preparation ↗ - 02
Mix the sauce
Mix soy sauce, oyster sauce, sauce salt, sugar and sauce water. Keep blanching salt and oil separate.
Look forSauce is combined and blanching ingredients separate.
Mixing & beating ↗ - 03
Briefly blanch leaves
Bring blanching water, salt and oil to a boil. Immerse each leaf fully in batches and start a 10 sec check as it enters; remove with tongs as soon as it softens, then drain and plate.
Look forLeaves are just softened and intact, with no excess water on the plate.
Blanching ↗ - 04
Cook garlic and sauce
Warm the sauce oil in a small pan over medium-low heat and cook garlic until fragrant without browning. Add the sauce and stir until it bubbles, then turn off the heat.
Look forGarlic is fragrant and sauce bubbling without scorching.
Heat control ↗ - 05
Check and serve
Spoon the hot sauce evenly over the drained lettuce.
Look forDrained, wilted but intact lettuce leaves evenly topped with garlicky oyster sauce.
Preparation ↗
Recipe sources & image information
Adapted from HowToCook / 蚝油生菜 · HowToCook contributors / Anduin2017/HowToCook · Unlicense
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