Faux Chin Baung Ywet |
Chin Baung Ywet or Roselle Leaves |
In Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, we often had a naturally tangy spinach called Chin Baung Ywet or roselle leaves. The buds of the roselle shrub are sour and make a lovely chutney and jam/jelly.
The closest taste to roselle that's available where I live in North America is sorrel, an herb, which looks like spinach but has a tangy edge to it. We're just now emerging from a frosty winter and sorrel is not in season, so I decided to use plain spinach and finished it off with the juice of one lime just before taking it off the stove.
This dish using roselle or sorrel is usually prepared with shrimp and it tastes exquisite, but I used a 16 oz. tub of sliced mushrooms instead. We also had some left-over french fries from our lunch, so I threw that in, too.
Heated some extra-light tasting olive oil to a skillet and toasted a teaspoon of fennel seeds before added the sliced mushrooms. I like to stir-fry the mushrooms first to prevent them from releasing all their juices.
Sliced Mushrooms |
Stir-Fry the Mushrooms |
Added Minced Garlic |
Added Minced Onions |
Tossed French Fries In |
Topped Off With Frozen Spinach |
Garnished With The Juice Of One Lime |
Ingredients:
1 lb. frozen chopped spinach (do not thaw)
4 Tbsp. oil
1 tsp. fennel seeds
1 large onion, diced
1 tsp. minced garlic
2 green chilies, diced (optional or to taste)
1 (16 oz.) tub of sliced mushrooms
1 potato, peeled & cut in strips
1 lime, cut in half
salt to taste
Directions:
- Heat oil over medium-high heat & toast fennel seeds until golden-brown.
- Add mushrooms & stir-fry until all moisture (if any) have been released.
- Add salt, garlic, onions and green chilies, & stir-fry until onions soften.
- Add potatoes, salt to taste and frozen spinach, cover and cook over medium heat until spinach thaws.
- Stir well after spinach thaws, cover & cook over medium heat until spinach cooks.
- Squeeze lime juice over contents of skillet and transfer to a serving dish.
Serve with hot Basmati rice or any Indian bread.
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