On 7/10/2015 12:05 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 10/5/2015 11:43 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Mon, 5 Oct 2015 10:30:56 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I bought some choy sum at the L&L down the street. It was tasty so I
>>> asked the guy how he prepared the dish. I assumed that he steamed it
>>> but he boiled it in some salted water. That's it. Dead simple. It was
>>> served with a sauce of shoyu, and a little bit of oyster sauce and
>>> vinegar. It's sublime stuff but quite simple.
>>
>> I bet it barely hit the water before he took it out.
>>
>
> I was surprised he didn't steam the choy sum. Chinese people love to
> steam everything. He told me that you lose lots of vitamins in the steam
> so he boils it. He told me to boil it until it's done. I boiled mine for
> about 5 minutes. It comes out fine.

I was always told you lose less when steaming, not more. Boiling loses
lots of vitamins.

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