Blanched lettuce with ginger soy sauce (Jiāngróng shēngcài) from The Vegan Chinese Kitchen: Recipes and Modern Stories from a Thousand-Year-Old Tradition (page 41) by Hannah Che

  • toasted sesame oil
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  • soy sauce
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  • Serves : 4

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    Can substitute other ribbed lettuce for romaine lettuce; garlic for all or part of fresh ginger; and asparagus, green beans, snow peas or broccoli for romaine lettuce.

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    Can substitute other ribbed lettuce for romaine lettuce; garlic for all or part of fresh ginger; and asparagus, green beans, snow peas or broccoli for romaine lettuce.

  • AmomentOfMusic on January 06, 2026

    I wanted to try this recipe precisely because I had hangups about cooked lettuce. I am pleased to report that this recipe converted both me and my partner. The blanching resulted in lettuce that was still pleasantly crisp without feeling like salad. The recipe itself was quick and easy to make. I dried the pot after blanching the lettuce so that I could even make the sauce in the same pan. Although you could use garlic instead of ginger, I thought that the ginger felt nice and refreshing and would use the same next time.

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