April 16, 2007
Return Of The Giant Kailan! - Fried Dace With Kailan
Ever since I conquered my fear of the Giant Kailan with its humongous stems, I have been eating this green leafy vegetable more frequently.
Kailan is also known as Chinese Kale or Chinese Broccoli. As a dark green leafy vegetable, Kailan has a good source of many vitamins and minerals your body needs to stay healthy, like vitamin A, vitamin C, folate and iron. It is also a great source of fiber. The general guideline is that the darker the leaves, the more nutrients the vegetable usually has.
On days that I want something quick and easy, I seek the help of canned food. I know canned food is not very healthy because sometimes they contain too much salt and preservatives, so I eat them sparingly.
I opened up a can of Fried Dace With Olives and made two dishes with it. The first being Fried Dace With Kailan and the second being Fried Dace With Olive Fried Rice, which I will post subsequently.
Ingredients for Fried Dace With Kailan (Serves 2):
- 1 bunch of Kailan (grab with your hand)
- 1/2 can of Fried Dace (since I had a can of Fried Dace With Olives, I separated the Fried Dace from the olives for use in this stir fry and used 1/2 the amount of Fried Dace available.)
- 1/2 tsp garlic
- 2-3 tbsp water
Preparation and Cooking Method:
1. Wash Kailan and lightly scrape the layer of skin from the Kailan stems. Cut off thick Kailan stems (for use in subsequent Fried Rice recipe), use only the leafy portion for this dish. Cut leaves into 2 inch lengths.
2. Break up the Fried Dace into smaller pieces.
3. Heat up oil in a wok. When oil is hot enough, add garlic and stir fry till fragrant then add fried dace and stir fry for 1-2 mins.
4. Add Kailan and mix well. Add water if the dish looks dry.
5. Plate and serve with plain white rice.
Cook’s Notes:
I got the Stir Fried Kailan with Fried Dace idea from Babe In The City KL. Her fried dace came with salted black beans, mine came with black olives. I’ve tried the Fried Dace With Salted Black Beans before. It’s just as yummy.
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April 16th, 2007 at 7:39 pm
My wife and I both like Kailan, but I didn’t know how to spell it until now.
April 17th, 2007 at 1:40 am
I can just imagine you wielding the giant kai lan in the market saying “Give way give way!” and teaching your baby the word “Kai Lan” as soon as baby can blabber :)
April 17th, 2007 at 8:39 am
hahha…pablopabla so farnee….I can even hear hoik hoik hoik while you wield that giant kia lan..haha
Back to dish, the canned dace, is it like the pi hu (sole)? Aiya, canned food ok once in a while lah. I also guilty of it :o
April 17th, 2007 at 10:50 am
DF: i think some people spell i as “gailan” also.
PP: A is for asparagus, B is for Broccoli, C is for Cauliflower….. K is for Kailan. :)
Tiga! I actually don’t know how the “raw form” of the dried sole fish look like :p cos my mom gave me the already fried “end product” (fried, flat and already cut into small square pieces). This fried dace (which is already browned in the can) has a shape like sardines. RE: Taste and texture, the dried sole fish is very different loh… dried sole fish is fragrant (can add to soup and stir fries) and crispy. The fried dace is just like eating er… eating… er… fried dace. LOL!
April 17th, 2007 at 3:40 pm
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April 17th, 2007 at 7:07 pm
hmmm yummy eh?? i have yet to try frying rice with it though. thanks for the thots
April 17th, 2007 at 8:01 pm
Not bad not bad! Actually I also made fried rice out of the Fried Dace with Salted Black Beans before. Yummy… :)
April 28th, 2007 at 10:09 pm
Fried Dace sounds good! with black beans too!
April 29th, 2007 at 12:41 am
Hey Yich.. what an inspiration. haha! Thanks. So, fried rice with fried dace & black beans. Any other ingredients with that?
April 29th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
Just add chopped spring onions to get some color and more flavor. The black beans already provide the saltiness, so no other seasoning required.