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Indonesian-style stir-fried water spinach with tomatoes

Indonesian-style stir-fried water spinach with tomatoes

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Stir-fried water spinach leaves with tomatoes, Allium ascalonicum (garlic), Allium sativum (garlic), chili peppers, lemongrass, and ginger: a fragrant Ind…

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Recipe from Febriankaa, Raflinoer32 (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Water spinach, also known as morning glory, is a popular green vegetable in Indonesia. When sautéed with herbs and tomatoes, it becomes a flavorful and aromatic dish.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Total25 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodstir-fried
  • Estimated cost$4.81 $1.20 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.66
  • $0.33
  • $0.10
  • $0.16
  • $0.16
  • $0.38
  • $2.65
  • $0.15
  • $0.18
  • $0.04

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Chop the water spinach into small pieces. ≈ 8 min
  2. Finely chop the Allium ascalonicum (garlic), Allium sativum (onion), green chili peppers, and small chili peppers. Combine them with lemongrass, shrimp paste, and ginger. ≈ 8 min
  3. If the herbs are wilting, add a little water. ≈ 3 min
  4. Pour the in the sweet soy sauce, then add salt, followed by the bok choy and tomatoes. Cook until the vegetables are tender.

The bill

Indonesian-style stir-fried water spinach with tomatoes

  • 250 g of tomatoes$0.66
  • Allium ascalonicum$0.33
  • Allium sativum$0.10
  • green chili$0.16
  • small, fresh chili peppers$0.16
  • lemongrass$0.38
  • shrimp paste (terasi)$2.65
  • ginger$0.15
  • Sweet soy sauce (kecap)$0.18
  • salt$0.04

Total$4.81

that's $1.20 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 3 to 4 bunches of water spinach leaves
  • 250 g of tomatoes
  • Allium ascalonicum
  • Allium sativum
  • green chili
  • small, fresh chili peppers
  • lemongrass
  • shrimp paste (terasi)
  • ginger
  • Sweet soy sauce (kecap)
  • salt
  • water

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