Name: Chinese Garlic Scapes (Sprout) Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 200 g pork; 400 g garlic scapes; 1 piece ginger; 2 chili peppers; 1 tablespoon corn starch; 5 tablespoons water ((for water starch and sauce)); ½ teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon light soy sauce; ½ teaspoon dark soy sauce; ½ tablespoon oyster sauce; ½ tablespoon cooking wine; 2 tablespoons peanut oil

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Garlic Scapes Recipe

At this time, garlic scapes (also called garlic sprouts, Chinese name is 蒜苔 Suan Tai) has been on the market. It is when garlic scapes tastes fresh and tender. Garlic scapes is actually the flower stem extracted from garlic. After cooking, garlic scapes has a unique fragrance and taste, and many people like to eat it. Of course, garlic scapes also has very rich nutritional value. It contains capsaicin, and its bactericidal ability can reach 1/10 of penicillin. It is called “natural penicillin” and can prevent flu, wound infection and deworming.

Garlic sprouts are widely distributed in China and are planted all over the north and south. It is one of the vegetable varieties with the largest storage and the longest storage period in the vegetable refrigeration industry.

Garlic Scapes

Today, I will share with you a home-cooked dish with minced pork and garlic scapes. It is delicious and easy to make. It can be fried in a few minutes. The main raw materials of this recipe are garlic scapes, pork and chilli pepper. It is very good for rice and noodles. For people with poor digestion, they can eat some properly. Minced meat with garlic moss is very suitable for meals, especially for people who have no appetite. Friends who like it quickly make a plate.

After eating this dish, your mouth will have the special taste from the garlic sprouts. Some people don’t like this smell from your mouth. We don’t recommend you eat it before you go to the interview or meet your lover. If you like other Chinese fried style, you can try our chayote recipe.

How To Make The Diced Garlic Sprouts with Minced Meat

How To Make Garlic Scapes Recipe

Step 1: Chop Pork

Firstly, we should prepare 200g pork. Cut the pork into thin slices. Then chop it into minced meat. Then save it for later.

Chop Pork

Step 2: Cut Garlic Scapes

Second, we need to prepare 400 grams of garlic scapes, Cut them into small pieces. Then save them for later.

Cut Garlic Scapes

Step 3: Prepare Other Ingredients

Next, we should prepare some other ingredients. Cut one piece of ginger into pieces. Then chop them up. Save them for later. Then, pat the garlic twice with the back of the knife. Then chop it up. Then save it for later. Then cut two chili peppers into small sections evenly. Then save it for later.

Prepare Other Ingredients

Step 4: Make Water Starch

Next, we should make water starch. Add one tablespoon corn starch, three tablespoons of water into the bowl. Stir them evenly. Then save them for later.

Make Sauce

Step 5: Make Sauce

Next, we should make the sauce. Add half teaspoon salt, one tablespoon light soy sauce, half teaspoon dark soy sauce, half tablespoon oyster sauce, half tablespoon cooking wine, and two tablespoons water to another bowl. Stir them evenly. Then save them for later.

Make Sauce

Step 6: Cook Garlic Scapes Recipe

Now we can start to cook the garlic scapes recipe. Firstly, we should heat the pan with high heat. Then add two tablespoons of cooking oil into the pan. When the oil is hot, pour the garlic and ginger into the pan. Then add the minced meat into the pan. Stir fry continuously until the minced meat changes color. Then pour the sauce into the pan. Continue to stir fry evenly. Then pour the garlic scapes into the pan. Stir fry until it’s cooked.

Cook Garlic Scapes Recipe

Then pour the chili peppers into the pan. Continue to stir fry evenly. Finally, add water starch to thicken the sauce. Stir fry evenly. Then the garlic scapes recipe is done. It is tasty and super delicious. Hope you can enjoy it!

Garlic Sprouts

Cooking Tips

1. For pork, it is best to use pork belly if you like it. We can stir-fry to get some fat, and use lard to fry minced pork with garlic scapes more fragrant.

2. The frying time of garlic scapes can be determined according to your own preferences. Under normal circumstances, it takes 1-3 minutes. Some people like the spicy taste and crispness of garlic moss. It can be fried for 1 minute on high heat. If you like softer ones, Stir fry for 3 minutes and fry the garlic moss until it wilts.

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