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A large serving platter of sautéed ong choy in an authentic sauce

Easy Ong Choy Stir Fry with Shrimp Paste

Learn the steps to make this aromatic stir fry with ong choy and Chinese shrimp paste. It only takes a few minutes and just one pan!

Course Side Dish
Cuisine Chinese
Keyword Chinese side dish, easy side dish recipe, stir fry recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ong choy trimmed and cut into three even sections
  • 1.5 teaspoons shrimp paste
  • 1 shallot minced
  • 5 garlic cloves minced
  • ⅛ cup (30ml) Chinese cooking wine
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • Cooking oil

Instructions

  1. Heat up a wok or pan and add oil. Sauté the shallots, followed by the garlic.

  2. Add in the shrimp paste and sugar to the shallot garlic mixture, and move it around the pan.

  3. Turn up the heat, and add the cooking wine. Quickly add all the ong choy into the wok. Do a few flips of all of the ingredients and close the lid for about 3 minutes. Open the lid to check for preferred doneness.

  4. Mix, plate and serve.

Recipe Notes

  • For softer ong choy, cook more than 3 minutes. 
  • To make vegan, use fermented bean curd instead of shrimp paste.