Garlic stems recipe

For the coming week I will be sharing with you some simple yet delicious Chinese dishes; be it good old classics, childhood favourites or my successful little experiments in my kitchen. I am wondering how many of you are familiar or heard of today's main ingredient, garlic stem (蒜苗, pronounced suan miao)? I first read about this delicious vegetable in Fushia Dunlop's "Sichuan Cookery" about 10 years ago and it started to appear on the markets here in Melbourne soon after. It has a strong…

Garlic chive flowers are the flower buds and stems of Chinese Chives. It's such a delicious vegetable with a narrow window of peak tastiness, I like to enjoy it in a simple stir fry by itself. This recipe is free of top 9 allergens.

This recipe involves two things that I use on a daily basis Garlic and Avocado Oil. The Flavor of roasted garlic has so much more depth than raw garlic that once you try it you'll never go back.#garlicconfit #roastedgarlic #garlicand shallotconfit

Here's what it means when your garlic plants produce tall, curling stems and how you can enjoy the flavor of garlic long before your garlic bulbs mature.

This is my second post using garlic stem (蒜苗, pronounced suan miao) also known as garlic scapes in The United States. The delicious crisp and chive like stems taste the best when they are simply stir fry with Chinese bacon or any salty cured meat. I used Chinese sausage in this recipe, for a vegetarian version click HERE. Having a mention or "shout out" by other bloggers mean a lot to a new blogger like myself; I would like to thank a few of these wonderful blogger friends (whose their blogs…

Ever heard of garlic scapes? No? Me neither until I decided to grow hard-neck garlic in my garden. What is a garlic scape you may be wondering? A garlic scape is the coveted edible flower stem of hard-neck garlic plants. They are often added to dishes for their mild peppery flavor and can even be

Garlic Scapes (or Garlic Spears) are a great treat in late spring and early summer. Try them grilled, air fried or roasted for a unique side dish.

These simple and easy recipes will explain how to use and cook fresh spring garlic scapes from your garden or the farmer's market.

This morning glory stir fry with garlic (rau muong xao toi) was a staple dish in my home growing up. This leafy green is similar to spinach, except the stem is thicker with a tubular and hearty stalk. A hefty bundle of rau muong will cook down to a smaller volume quickly (just like spinach). The leaves have a slight chew while the stalk, if not overcooked, will have a light crunchy bite. Rau muong is a quick and simple side dish that’s easy to make with only 4 ingredients.

When growing hardneck garlic, juicy bright green tubes with small buds at the end grow from the central stem, these are garlic scapes. Garlic scapes can be roasted, stewed, made into sauces, pickled, and even preserved for the winter.