Chives are one of my favorite vegetables at home, I have never tried chives before. However, because of my habit of consuming onion chives, I can already guess how these chive flowers taste. It is very rare to find chive flowers in my area, however, recently many farmers are offering chive flowers on the market.
Chive flowers have a very unique shape, if the flowers have not yet bloomed, they will be in the form of buds like young flowers in general. I was so happy to see the shape, so I took a selfie with the flower.
This vegetable made me quite curious when shopping at the market yesterday. So, I took the initiative to buy it, but there is a special difference between chive flowers and chives which I often enjoy. These chive flowers have a harder texture compared to chives. So there are tips that need to be considered when choosing chive flowers.
The seller at the market yesterday gave me a few tips, namely to choose chives whose flowers have not yet bloomed or in other words are still in bud. This is because if the chives have fully bloomed, the texture will be harder than flowers that are still in bud. The taste will be a little different, of course it's better to have chives that haven't bloomed yet.
I am very happy, thanks to his tips I have learned a lot about choosing good chives. However, yesterday I proved it myself by buying chives choosing both different things that were blooming and not yet blooming. And it turns out that is very true, if you cook chive flowers by frying them like this, it is better to use chive flowers that have not yet bloomed.
Sauteed Chive Flowers with Potatoes
Materials Used
1 bunch chive flowers
5 cayenne peppers
2 cloves of garlic
½ tbsp butter
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon mushroom stock
1 tablespoon sweet soy sauce
1 spoon chili
So, if you don't like the spicy taste, you can skip using cayenne pepper. And make sure to cook with the steps I show below!.
Cooking Procedure
Step 1
Prepare the chive leaves, then cut the chives into pieces about five centimeters in size, then add a little salt.
Step 2
After cutting the chives, prepare the mini potatoes and cut them into four parts. During the process of cutting potatoes, soak the potatoes in water.
Step 3
Then take a spoonful of margarine, then add garlic and fry until brownish yellow.
Step 4
Add one tablespoon of red chili paste then add the tomatoes and cook until cooked.
Step 5
Add the potato pieces, stir evenly and cook until half cooked, don't forget to add a little water while cooking.
Step 6
Add the chopped chives, then stir until evenly cooked for three minutes.
Step 7
After 3 minutes, season with salt and cook mushroom stock until everything is cooked. Make sure all vegetables are tender or cooked perfectly.
Serve
The chive flowers are ready to be enjoyed, serve them with your best plate. The taste of stir-fried chives itself is very delicious. The taste combines perfectly with the potatoes giving it an amazing taste. The aromatic flavor of the prepared spices provides a taste quality that is quite tongue-ticking.
This recipe is enough for one family to enjoy it, I prepared this as a friend to serve rice at home. As usual, as you know, Indonesian people can't stay away from rice and I think this is the best dish with rice.
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