"Just like other dark green leafy veggies, water spinach is a powerhouse of nutrients that benefit your body as well as your skin and brain. It contains abundant quantities of water, iron, vitamin C, vitamin A and other nutrients and can be eaten cooked or raw. It is mostly used in salads as well as other dishes to boost their nutrient content. Juice of water spinach is also very beneficial."
My boyfriend @agentgraham is very good in cooking, he noticed that I have not been eating any vegetables lately so he decided to cook me a vegetable dish. So given it's summertime here in the Philippines he wanted to make a healthy but delicious dish.
Also upon researching I made a summary of it's main benefits like:
- Reduces Cholesterol:
- Treatment of Jaundice and Liver Problems:
- Useful in treating Anaemia:
- Treatment of Indigestion and Constipation:
- Anti Diabetic:
- Protection against Heart Diseases:
- Prevention of Cancer:
- Beneficial for Eyes:
- Boosts the Body’s Immunity:
- Other Benefits:
effective in treating ulcers, menstrual pains, toothache, launched urination, nosebleed etc. It acts as a sedative for people who have insomnia or sleeping difficulty. The juice of spinach mixed with water is used as a cold compress to treat fever. Being anti-venom, it is used to promote vomiting in case of poisoning
- Anti-ageing Benefits:
- Treatment of skin Diseases:
- Healing Properties:
- Rejuvenates Skin:
- Hair Benefits
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So he went to the market and bought the following.
Ingredients:
3 bundles of water spinach
one garlic head-minced
chili oil/ chili sauce (optional)
oyster sauce
soy souce
1 1/2 cup water
2-3 tb spoon brown sugar
minced ginger
cornstarch
salt and pepper
Then let me share to you the procedure so you can make it on your own it's quite easy actually.
Procedure:
SAUCE:
First put water in a pot.
Then turn the hreat on as you add on soy sauce, brown sugar, oyster sauce and ginger.
Simmer for 3 minutes.
Add on the cornstarch (depends on the thickness you want wit the sauce)
Put 3/4 minced garlic bring to boil
KANG KONG:
Stir fry remaining garlic, season with salt and pepper.
Then add on the chili oil, simmer until garlic turns golden brown.
Put on the kang kong.
simmer 2 mins
Pour in sauce, simmer for 2 more minutes.
Serve.
This can be served as it is or with rice, however you prefer to eat it.
It's a delightful and tasty vegetable dish indeed. :)
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