Malabar spinach soup ( saan choy tong )

Name: Malabar spinach soup ( saan choy tong )
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 300 gm Malabar Spinach ? pick the young leaves with stem, washed and drain dry; ½ cup of dried anchovies- washed and drain dry; 3 pips of garlic- crushed; 1 tablespoon of olive oil; 1200 ml of water ( more if desire ); white of 1 salted egg; sea salt to taste

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Main Dish

2 servings

Very Easy

35 min

It is a simple and easy to prepare soup and it is tasty too.

Ingredients

300 gm Malabar Spinach ? pick the young leaves with stem, washed and drain dry
½ cup of dried anchovies- washed and drain dry
3 pips of garlic- crushed
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1200 ml of water ( more if desire )
white of 1 salted egg
sea salt to taste

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time20 min

Heat up the olive oil in a soup pot and sauté the crushed garlic till fragrant.
Add in the anchovies and stir fry till the anchovies are light brown.

Pour in the 1200 ml of water and boil for half hour under medium heat.
When the soup is boiling, add in the Malabar spinach. The leaves and stems will turned darker color when it is cooked.