Quick and easy to cook leafy vegetables

@hopeful28 (1439)
Singapore
March 15, 2007 8:47am CST
Call me lazy or whatever but I find that at those times I am too tired or don't feel like cooking an elaborate vegetable dish and still want to have my fibre intake, I will use this quick and easy way of getting my vegetables done. Most of the time I use leafy vegetables. You may try other types though and let me know if taste just as good. 1) You just need to chop up some garlic, more or less as you prefer. 2) Boil some water in a pot or pan - enough to cover your vegetables. Put in a pinch of salt and some oil (olive oil is fine) 3) When the water is boiling, put in your vegetables and let it cook until it is almost cooked. Don't overcook it or else it becomes limp. 4) Drain off the water. Put the vegetables on a plate. 5) Add some oyster sauce to the vegetables. You may also add some fried shallots if you have them. 6) Mix the sauce, shallots and vegetables. It's done. Enjoy! Okay, I know there's an easy way to do vegetables - just eat it raw! Lol. It's just that for some vegetables, I just can't take it raw. Try the above way if you think you will like it!
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@raveena (1353)
• India
15 Mar 07
I do not call any woman lazy coz I know what goes into cooking a dish. People may say cooking is the easiest thing to do but ask a woman about it. Your recipe was really good and I would surely try it out. Thanks for sharing.
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@hopeful28 (1439)
• Singapore
15 Mar 07
Thank you for your encouraging comment. After trying it, if you don't like it, you are welcome to send me a message to scold me, lol!
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@AskAlly (3625)
• Canada
17 Mar 07
I could see doing this with spinach. But other leafy veggies would scare me . My dutch grandmother used to make steamed lettuce with a white sauce and nutmeg sprinkled on it. It made me gag..
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@hopeful28 (1439)
• Singapore
17 Mar 07
Hi Ally, I'm sorry you can't stand leafy veggies apart from spinach. You just do whatever you can stomach. The main thing is to be able to enjoy what you cook, if not, don't try it. Everyone have their own unique sense of taste. Bless you.
@banta78 (4326)
• India
15 Mar 07
Well thanks for sharing your cooking recipe with fellow mylotians including me. I also like eating cooked leafy vegetables. Your recipe is simple, looks easy to cook and seems to healthy too as it has ingredients for healthy eating. I would surely like to try it out. good luck.
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@hopeful28 (1439)
• Singapore
15 Mar 07
I really hope you enjoy it. I welcome all feedback, positive and negative. Also, instead of oyster sauce you can use light soya sauce. But I like oyster sauce because I like the flavour better. Give a dash of pepper if you like that too.
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@kathy77 (7486)
• Australia
15 Mar 07
Yes this sounds really great and I will defintely give it a try, thank you so much for this quick and easy leafy vegetable recipe I think it is great as we do get fed up sometimes with cooking.
@hopeful28 (1439)
• Singapore
16 Mar 07
Don't overcook it though cos then alot of the nutrients will be lost. Just about three quarters cooked will do. Maybe you can even add other ingredients to it if you want to be adventurous, lol.
@yanjiaren (9031)
15 Mar 07
This is great and as I cook chinese food now I will add this to my collection. I hope to try it out at the weekend when I cok bigger meals when my hubby is at home. Do you have any more good recipes to share? I would like some thanks..
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@hopeful28 (1439)
• Singapore
16 Mar 07
Sure, I will share it with anyone who are interested. I usually go for easy cooking recipes though. Hope you will like the veggy recipe.
@cassidy22 (2974)
• United States
15 Mar 07
Thanks for the recipe. Although oyster sauce does not sound appealing to me. If I truly am short on time. I chop of the leafy stuff with some other veggies and make a salad. No cooking involved, especially since boiling your leafy greens leaches the nutrients and vitamins out with the water, and you lose a lot of the benefit of eating these veggies.
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@hopeful28 (1439)
• Singapore
16 Mar 07
Yes, you are right about nutrients being lost if veggies are cooked. That's why I try not to cook them too long whether frying, steaming or boiling. But I have still got to get over my phobia of eating leafy veggies raw though.