The "What Is This?" Dinner
Chive blossoms and Katsuma seemed to be the most confusing box items this week. Here's a great way to use them both plus lots of other farm box items!
Chinese Cabbage Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 1 stalk green garlic, minced
- 3 scallions or spring onions, diced.
- 2 chive blossoms
- 2 tbsp minced ginger
- 2 cups chopped Napa cabbage
- 2 tbsp Braggs liquid aminos
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Juice of half a lemon
- 2 cups cooked brown rice
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
Directions
Sauté the green garlic, bottom half of scallions and ginger in olive oil on high for 2 minutes. Add Napa cabbage along with salt and pepper and cook another 2 minutes. Add in eggs and scramble. Cook for 1-minute, stirring. Add Braggs, lemon juice, and maple syrup and 2 cups rice. Cook stirring for another 5 minutes until rice is warm and mixed through. Garnish with chive blossoms and diced scallion tops.
Tofu + Asian Greens in Garlic Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Braggs liquid aminos OR Tamari OR Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- Juice of 1 lime and half a lemon
- ½ cup white wine
- Salt and pepper
- 1 block tofu, cut into 2 inch cubes.
- 1 bunch bok choy, chopped
- 1 bunch katsuma, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 stalk green garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 scallions or spring onions, diced
- 3 shallots, diced
Directions
Mix first 4 ingredients in a bowl. Set aside. Saute on high green garlic, garlic, scallions, and shallots. Cook for 2 minutes. Add tofu, salt, and black pepper and let brown for 3 minutes. Add Asian greens and cook stirring for 4 minutes. Add sauce and continue stirring for another 3-4 minutes.