Indonesian Style Malabar Spinach

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups malabar spinach leaves
• 3 tablespoons peanut oil
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 piece fresh galangal root (1/2 inch) or 1 piece fresh gingerroot, peeled and finely chopped (1/2 inch)
• 1 red chili pepper, seeded and slivered lengthwise
• 1 3/4 cups cream of coconut (not coconut milk)
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 scallion, sliced into thin rings including green tops
• 4 fresh kaffir lime leaves (or 2 dried leaves pulverized in a spice mill)

Recipe

• 1 gently sauté the galangal, garlic, and chile in the oil for a few minutes, then stir in the greens and cook until they are wilted through.
• 2 drain off excess liquid.
• 3 combine the remaining ingredients in a medium-size, heavy-bottomed saucepan and heat to a bare simmer, stirring constantly. do not let it boil.
• 4 add the cooked greens and mix.
• 5 serve warm.