Morning Glory (Water Spinach)

[Yorky]

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My wife bought some Morning Glory in the market this evening. It's getting dark now; I'll capture an image in the morning.

 

[Morning Glory]

My wife bought some Morning Glory in the market this evening. It's getting dark now; I'll capture an image in the morning.

Coincidentally Ocado (on-line supermarket) have started stocking it and I ordered some to arrive tomorrow - so I'll also photograph it. I've never tried it before but I think its like spinach. How are you going to cook it?

 

[Morning Glory]

I think I'm going to make a morning glory and potato curry so I'm not using it Thai style - it seems to be used in Bengali dishes such as this one:



kolmi-saaker-chorchori-water-spinach-curry-with-vegetables

 

[Yorky]

How are you going to cook it?

I think my wife will just steam it and eat it with rice and chilli paste. We'll see.

Thai morning glory.

• Yorky
• 21 May 2019

 

[TodayInTheKitchen]

So does morning glory cook like leafy spinach?
What are the common uses / recipes for morning glory?

 

[Yorky]

So does morning glory cook like leafy spinach?
What are the common uses / recipes for morning glory?

My wife suggests stir frying it with garlic, chillis and fish sauce. Adding pork stock at the end and serving with rice noodles.

Personally I'd prefer a few chunks of meat in there.

 

[Morning Glory]

I've got much longer stems on mine. Apparently the hollow stems are often used separately. Photo to follow...

 

[Morning Glory]

Here is mine - all the way from Thailand!

The hollow stems:

 

[TodayInTheKitchen]

@morning glory or @Yorky ...being completely new to Water Spinach, can I use the hollow ends? They look like they would give a superb visual effect to many recipes.

 

[Yorky]

@morning glory or @Yorky ...being completely new to Water Spinach, can I use the hollow ends? They look like they would give a superb visual effect to many recipes.

My wife uses all what's on the image (after removing any dying leaves).

 

[TodayInTheKitchen]

My wife uses all what's on the image (after removing any dying leaves).

Awesome. Off to the Chinese market to see if I can find some.

 

[Herbie]

Yummy. We always have this when we eat in China town with our Chinese friend. Often tendons and tripe are on the table too!!!

 

[Morning Glory]

Potato and Morning Glory Curry coming up today!

 

[Morning Glory]

Here is what I did with the leaves - Kolmi Saag Aloo (Morning Glory & Potato Curry). I'm very excited about this. Its one of the best curries I ever made. Not so much to do with the Morning Glory, which tastes quite similar to spinach - maybe a touch more mineral tasting, but the technique. I tempered the whole spices in mustard oil to start with. I've never tried that before... I'll post up the recipe when I get a chance. I'm using the hollow stems for another dish.

 

[rascal]

That looks beautiful mg, I often add silver beet to my curries, very similar to spinach. Perfect with tatters.

Russ