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Cap Cai

Side Dish 🥗Dinner 🍽️Lunch 🥪 Chinese 🇨🇳Indonesian 🇮🇩Singaporean Pescatarian 🐟

Cap Cai brings a lively mix of tender shrimp and crisp bok choy, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and green onions in a glossy sauce layered with oyster and fish sauce. The stir-fry balances savory depth with gentle sweetness and peppery warmth, perfect for a weeknight dinner or a shared family meal. Serve hot with steamed rice to soak up the flavorful sauce.

  • Prep20 min
  • Cook25 min
  • Serves4
  • DifficultyEasy
Cap Cai
  1. 1

    Heat vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.

  2. 2

    Stir in the garlic and the onion; cook and stir until the onion softens and becomes translucent, about 5 minutes.

  3. 3

    Add the shrimp, bok choy, broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, and green onion.

  4. 4

    Pour in the water, cover, and cook until the shrimp is no longer translucent in the center and the vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes.

  5. 5

    Dissolve the cornstarch in the fish sauce in a small bowl.

  6. 6

    Stir it into the cap cai along with the oyster sauce, sugar, and pepper; cook, stirring, until thickened.

  7. 7

    Season with salt before serving.

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