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Magical cancer-fighting vegetable that Japanese people are hunting for, Vietnam is selling like crazy at the market

While the Japanese have a strong affinity for and constantly seek out this type of vegetable, in Vietnam, very few people use it in their culinary creations.

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8 December, 2023

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Known as a vitamin-rich vegetable, high in fiber and minerals, Rau Lang is affectionately called the “cancer killer,” “longevity vegetable,” or “green queen of vegetables.”

If you consume Rau Lang regularly, your body will become healthier and it will have many positive effects such as supporting the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, preventing constipation, reducing the risk of osteoporosis, improving blood sugar in diabetics…

With this ingredient, you can make many delicious and nutritious dishes such as Rau Lang soup with fresh shrimp, boiled Rau Lang with fish sauce, Rau Lang salad with chicken… Among them, the simplest and most popular is probably the garlic stir-fried Rau Lang.

1. Ingredients for garlic stir-fried Rau Lang

– Rau Lang: 1 big bunch

– Garlic

– Starch (cornstarch, potato starch)

– Spices: Salt, cooking oil, seasoning powder

2. Instructions for garlic stir-fried Rau Lang

Step 1: Prepare the ingredients

– After buying Rau Lang, remove the wilted and yellowed leaves. You should keep the stems and young leaves intact for a better dish when stir-fried. Then, wash the vegetables and drain.

– Peel the garlic, wash it, then mince it.

– Put the starch in a small bowl, add filtered water and stir well until dissolved. Set aside.

Step 2: Stir-fry Rau Lang with garlic

– Heat a pan, add cooking oil and fry the minced garlic until fragrant.

– When the garlic turns golden and gives off a pleasant aroma, add the cleaned Rau Lang to stir-fry.

– Stir and add a small bowl of filtered water to the pan. Continue stirring with a spoon or chopsticks until the vegetables are cooked and turn dark green.

– Depending on your family’s taste, you can add a little salt and seasoning powder.

– Pour the dissolved starch into the pan, stir the garlic stir-fried Rau Lang until the vegetables are cooked, then turn off the heat.

– Put the garlic stir-fried Rau Lang on a plate and enjoy.

After the dish is cooked, the garlic stir-fried Rau Lang is vibrant green and has a distinctive aroma. When eating, you can feel the tenderness and crunchiness of Rau Lang. Garlic stir-fried Rau Lang can be served as an appetizer or with hot rice.

3. Notes when making garlic stir-fried Rau Lang

Tips for choosing good Rau Lang

– Choose Rau Lang bunches that are slightly firm, not broken, and without any abnormal signs. The leaves should be green, soft, and not wilted or yellowed.

– Avoid buying Rau Lang bunches with excessively long stems and large gaps between the leaves as they may have been treated with growth stimulants.

Tips for delicious stir-frying of Rau Lang

– Use high heat and stir quickly: When stir-frying fast-cooking vegetables like Rau Lang, you need to use high heat and stir quickly during the cooking process to ensure even cooking and prevent vitamin loss due to heat.

– Add filtered water when stir-frying vegetables: Not everyone knows that when stir-frying Rau Lang, you should use the “blanching method in oil”. Accordingly, you should add a little filtered water to the pan to retain the nutrients, cook the vegetables evenly and faster. However, you should only add a sufficient amount of water because too much water will make the Rau Lang soft and have a strong aroma.