I came across Kelly Siew's Manicai recipe at Sarawak Food Fest - Sept 2012.
In Hokkien, we call it Manicai. Whereas, in English it is called star gooseberry or sweet leaf and in Malaysia it is cangkuk manis, sayur manis, pucuk manis or cekur manis. I like Manicai but all these while I didn't know that any excess amount of Manicai juice is bad for our lungs due to a chemical called alkaloid papaverine. Guess what? I have been cooking Manicai without squeezing out all the juice!
So, this is my first 'squeezed' Manicai and I cooked it with dried shrimps and salted egg. Thanks Kelly!
Do give it a try if you like this dish :)
Ingredients :
(washed and roughly tear the leaves with hand. Then, add salt and leave aside for few minutes. Squeeze all the juice out with hand. Lastly, rinse and squeeze again).
- 1 salted egg
- 1 tablespoon of dried shrimps
- garlic
- Soy sauce
- cooking oil
Method :
1) Heat enough oil in a wok and saute garlic and dried shrimps until aromatic.
2) Stir in manicai and cook for about a minute. Add some water if it looks too dry.
3) Make a well in the middle and add beaten eggs in and wait for it to set. Stir and mix well.
4) Add salted egg on top and let it set. Then add water if it is too dry. I prefer it to be a bit moist. Lastly, stir in the soy sauce to taste.
5) Stir and mix well and serve hot.
I bought some manicai too, haven't cook yet
ReplyDeleteWendy, you can keep the stalks and grow it in your garden. My mum used to do that in kampung.
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