Stir fried kailan with salted fish (咸鱼芥兰)

This is another delicious way to cook kailan because the salt fish gives it a rich aroma and flavour. This dish is best using kailan with thick stems instead of baby kailan.

Ingredients

1 bunch mature kailan

1 piece salt fish

Rinse and soak the salt fish for 30 min to reduce the saltiness

Separate the stems from the leaves

Remove the thick skin on the stems

Soak the leaves in rice water for 10 min to remove the wax on the leaves

Slice the thick stems slantwise

Cut the stems at the end of the leaves and put together with the thick stems

Half the big leaves

Cut the leaves into bite size pieces

Dry and cut the salt fish

Heat up 1 tbsp oil and fry the salt fish

Remove the fish when it is slightly brown and keep aside

Put the stems into the wok and mix well with the oil

Add 1 tsp chopped garlic and fry until slightly brown

Add the kailan leaves and mix thoroughly

Add a little water

Return the salt fish to the wok

Season with a little sugar, pepper and salt if needed

Mix thoroughly and dish up

Serve immediately