{"id":37405,"date":"2024-02-16T17:49:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T22:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omnivorescookbook.com\/?p=37405"},"modified":"2024-02-16T17:49:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T22:49:42","slug":"watercress-stir-fry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omnivorescookbook.com\/watercress-stir-fry\/","title":{"rendered":"Watercress Stir Fry (\u7092\u897f\u6d0b\u83dc)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Watercress stir fry is a quick and easy side dish that is rich in flavor and full of nutrients. Spend 10 minutes to make this dish and complete your dinner! {Vegetarian Adaptable, Gluten-Free Adaptable}<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Leafy greens are an important component of the Chinese dinner table due to their health benefits. In fact, many families try to have at least one leafy green dish for dinner every day. If you\u2019re interested in this topic, check out my article on Chinese green vegetables<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watercress stir fry is one of the most popular green vegetable stir fries and a staple in my Chinese vegetable stir fry recipes<\/a>. It takes no time to prepare, tastes delicious, and can accompany many different types of meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Watercress<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Watercress, or Xi Yang Cai (\u897f\u6d0b\u83dc), literally means \u201cWestern Vegetable\u201d in Chinese. It is said that the vegetable was brought to China from Portugal, and then became quite popular in Cantonese cuisine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vegetablee is low in calories, but packed with vitamins C, K, and A, and calcium and Manganese. It is antioxidant-rich, which helps improve heart health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can easily find watercress sold in small batches at Chinese grocery stores, and often at grocery stores such as Whole Foods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oyster sauce<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Oyster sauce<\/a> is an important ingredient to add umami to the watercress stir fry. A very small amount of it goes a long way. It\u2019s very commonly used in Cantonese dishes<\/a> such as this one. It is OK to replace it with soy sauce if you don\u2019t have oyster sauce on hand, but I highly recommend oyster sauce. It is the ingredient that will make this dish taste like it came from a Chinese restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you prefer a vegetarian or vegan dish, you can use vegetarian oyster sauce<\/a> (also called mushroom sauce). For a gluten-free dish, use a gluten-free oyster sauce<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mise en place<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It only takes five ingredients to make a rich tasting watercress stir fry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n