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Stir-fried Leeks with Vegetables
Filed Under: 30-Minute Recipes Asian Recipes Chinese New Year Recipes Chinese Recipes Meatless Recipes Popular Recipes Recipes Salads & Vegetables Stir Frying
Chinese love to eat leeks during Chinese New Year (commonly on the eve and 7th day) because of its Chinese name – 蒜苗/大蒜 (Suan Miao/Da Suan), where “蒜” sounds like calculating (“算”) in Mandarin. Due to the similar sounds, it is believed that eating leeks is an auspicious symbol of wealth (lots of money to count) in the coming year. Although I never believe in any of the auspicious food symbolism, I think it’s fun to cook and eat festively. Here is a meatless recipe for leeks, stir-fried in taucheo (soy bean paste) with vegetables like mushrooms, baby corn and carrots.
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I’ve used leeks for western cooking (such as in the classic potato and leek soup and chicken pot pie) but in Chinese cooking, it’s pretty common to see them in stir fries.
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Easy but with good meaning behind it. I love exploring the use of other veges other than bak choy or choy sum!
I love how you cut the mushroom!
A good demonstration showing a meatless dish can be full of aroma.
A very healthy dish that’s perfect for any meal.
I would love to eat leek too but the leek here is triple the size of the leek in Asia. Not sure taste the same or not.
Love this simple fish that is full of flavours and goodness!
The leeks are like spring onions! The leeks here in the UK are so huge, I only use them in stews and soups.
Hope you have lots of money to 算! : p Agree! The leeks look like scallions/spring onions. The leeks here are much bigger.
This is so fresh, light, healthy, vibrant and delicious! I love leeks and don’t cook with them often enough.
Indeed, my mum would always cook something similar to this. I think yours look more appetizing than my mother’s…