Healthy Regional Recipes Healthy Asian Recipes Healthy Chinese Recipes Quick & Easy Chinese Recipes Watercress with Rice Wine-Oyster Sauce 5.0 (2) 2 Reviews In this healthy Asian vegetable stir-fry recipe, watercress is cooked then tossed with traditional Chinese oyster sauce. Use a salad spinner so the watercress is dry to the touch, or the stir-fry will become too wet. If the watercress is young and tender, stir-fry the whole stems. If the stem ends are woody and tough, discard them. By Grace Young Grace Young Grace Young is an award-winning cookbook author, culinary historian and Chinatown activist. Named the "poet laureate of the wok" by food historian Betty Fussell, Grace has devoted her career to preserving the traditional iron wok and demystifying the ancient cooking utensil for use in contemporary kitchens. With the growing popularity of nonstick cookware, the wok is an endangered culinary tool. 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EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Rate PRINT Share Trending Videos Close this video player Cook Time: 25 mins Total Time: 25 mins Servings: 4 Yield: 4 servings Nutrition Profile: Low-Carb High-Calcium Bone-Health Dairy-Free Healthy Immunity Low Added Sugar Vegan Vegetarian Gluten-Free Low-Calorie Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients Rice Wine-Oyster Sauce 1 tablespoon Shao Hsing rice wine (see Tip) or dry sherry 2 teaspoons oyster-flavored sauce or vegetarian oyster sauce ¼ teaspoon sugar ⅛ teaspoon salt Watercress Stir-Fry 2 tablespoons canola oil 2 medium cloves garlic, smashed 24 cups watercress (14 ounces or about 6 bunches) or 16 cups spinach, tough stems trimmed 1 teaspoon sesame oil Directions To prepare the sauce: Whisk rice wine, oyster sauce, sugar and salt in a small bowl. To prepare the watercress: Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok or large skillet over high heat until a bead of water vaporizes within 1 to 2 seconds of contact. Swirl canola oil into the pan, add garlic and stir-fry for 10 seconds. Add watercress and stir-fry until it just begins to wilt, about 1 minute. (The wok will become very full as the watercress is added; stir constantly to avoid scorching the greens.) Stir the Rice Wine-Oyster Sauce and swirl it into the pan; stir-fry until the watercress is just tender but still bright green, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in sesame oil. Remove garlic. Serve immediately. Tips Make Ahead Tip: Cover and refrigerate the sauce (Step 1) for up to 1 week; wash and dry watercress up to 4 hours ahead. Shao Hsing (or Shaoxing) is a seasoned rice wine. It is available in most Asian specialty markets and some larger supermarkets in the Asian section. If unavailable, dry sherry is an acceptable substitute. Originally appeared: EatingWell Magazine, February/March 2005 Rate It Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 104 Calories 8g Fat 4g Carbs 5g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 4 Serving Size about 1/2 cup Calories 104 % Daily Value * Total Carbohydrate 4g 1% Dietary Fiber 1g 4% Total Sugars 1g Added Sugars 1g 2% Protein 5g 9% Total Fat 8g 11% Saturated Fat 1g 4% Vitamin A 6510IU 130% Vitamin C 88mg 97% Folate 18mcg 5% Sodium 285mg 12% Calcium 245mg 19% Iron 0mg 2% Magnesium 43mg 10% Potassium 674mg 14% Nutrition information is calculated by a registered dietitian using an ingredient database but should be considered an estimate. * Daily Values (DVs) are the recommended amounts of nutrients to consume each day. Percent Daily Value (%DV) found on nutrition labels tells you how much a serving of a particular food or recipe contributes to each of those total recommended amounts. 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