Kangkung belacan style greens

Name: Kangkung belacan style greens
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Malaysian
Ingredients: 500g pak choi, leaves separated; 2 tbsp sunflower oil; 4 garlic cloves, sliced; 2 red chillies, sliced; 1 tsp shrimp paste; 1 tbsp gluten free fish sauce; 1 tsp coconut sugar; 2 tbsp water

Crunchy pak choi stir-fried with garlic, chilli and shrimp paste, a savoury side in minutes.

Time15 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.90 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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500 gpak choileaves separated
2 tbspsunflower oil
4garlic clovessliced
2red chilliessliced
1 tspshrimp paste
1 tbspgluten free fish sauce
1 tspcoconut sugar
2 tbspwater

Method

1
Heat a wok until very hot and add the oil.
2
Fry the garlic and chillies for 20 seconds, then crumble in the shrimp paste and stir for 30 seconds until fragrant.
0 min 50 s
3
Add the pak choi and toss for 1 minute.
4
Add the fish sauce, sugar and water. Toss for 2 minutes until the stems are just tender but still crunchy.
2 min
5
Serve straight away.

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