My grandparents grew long beans for sale and for own consumption. Besides the long bean, the young leaves of the creeper plant were also edible. They tasted best in soup. Better than any other green leafy vegetable you find in the market.
The long bean leaves goes very well with "Pan Mee". I still have this craving for my mom's pan mee with long bean leaves. But today, I cannot find long bean leaves anywhere in the market. To satisfy my craving, I am planting long beans in my backyard now.
My Ah Mah's long bean rice was extremely delicious. The long beans were harvested directly from the farm when they were still young and premature and then cooked within the next hour. These young beans were dark green colour as compared to the matured ones which were available from the market. The matured long beans are either green or light green in colour. My grandma's home grown long beans were succulent and crunchy with a fruity sweet taste.
Again, this is a simple to cook, wholesome and economic meal (see the picture above).
For 5 persons (average eater only), all you need are:-
1. three small shallots (sliced)
2. half of a white garlic bulb
3. Shredded ginger
4. 150 gms of pork or chicken (cut into small cube or slice)
5. 450 gms of long bean (you can have slightly more, if you wish) cut into 1 inch strips.
6. 3 cups of rice (teacup size) & appropriate amount of water.
7. 2 teaspoon of oyster sauce.
8. 1 teaspoon of thick black soy sauce
9. 1 teaspoon of sesame oil.
10. 2 tablespoon of cooking oil.
11. 1 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
My Ah Mah sometimes cook in a wok and at other times cook in a pot. Both produced the same results. She used only the wood fire. Slow cooking to get the best aroma out.
My Ah Mah sometimes cook in a wok and at other times cook in a pot. Both produced the same results. She used only the wood fire. Slow cooking to get the best aroma out.
For me, why bother to use fire wood? Where to get firewood uh? So messy and dirty lah. I also modified a little bit. Use a wok over the gas stove for the ingredients and cook with the electric rice cooker. Wahlao ay! Cleaner and easier. This is called :INNOVATION". Not a perfect recipe but still can get a distinction, 98% of the best..
I fry the ingredients in the wok. Starting with the shredded ginger, follow with garlic and shallot until they turn golden brown colour. Add in the meat and stir fry until it is cooked. Add in the long bean, oyster sauce, dark soy sauce, sesame oil and salt. Stir fry until a strong aroma of the meat and long bean emits from the wok. Turn off the fire and transfer those stuff into the rice cooker, with the rice and water.
About 25 minutes later, the yummy yam yam long bean rice is ready.
Give yourself a try. You would not regret it.
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