Learn how to make Kangkung Masak Taoco (sautéed water spinach with taoco flavour) for lunch's side dish with this step-by-step recipe!
Kitchenesia.com - Kangkung Masak Taoco (stir-fried water spinach with taoco flavour) is one of few dishes you need to master because, especially when you are in a pinch.
It requires few ingredients that are supposed to stock in your fridge. The main ingredient, water spinach, is affordable, too. It is sold in less than 1 USD (15K IDR) per kg. You might even find some in grow wildly in the river.
Water spinach has mild taste and slightly mineral flavor. Once blended with taoco sauce, the leaves taste savoury with a hint of bitterness. Thus, it makes a perfect side dish with steamed rice and fritters.
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Yields: for 4 persons
Ingredients:
1 bunch (240 grams) of water spinach, plucked
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 shallots, minced
2 green chilies, julienned
2 tbsp taoco (fermented yellow soybean paste)
1/4 tsp sugar
100ml water
50 grams anchovy, fried
1 tbsp cooking oil
1. Heat oil in saucepan over medium heat. Once it simmers, add garlic, shallot, and green chilies to the pan and stir until fragrant. Add taoco paste, stir constantly until blended.
2. Add water spinach and stir until half-wilted. Add sugar and water, stir constantly. Once the spinach changes color and looks wilted, add anchovy. Remove from pan and place in a bowl.
3. Serve Kangkung Masak Taoco (sautéed water spinach with taoco flavour) as lunch’s side dish.
