chayote

[Dejah]

One of my students told me to try chayote in a stir-fry.

Any recipes to try? What is this "vegetable? fruit" like?

[Shiewie]

Hi Dejah

We normally cut chayote (hup cheong qwa / futt sau qwa) into slices or julienne it and stir-fty it plain with minced garlic (sometimes together with a couple of slices of ginger), toss in shredded carrots at other times or with slices of pork, chicken, dried shimp or egg.

Chayote is like a milder tasting, firm version of the hairy gourd (moe qwa). It's great for quick-stir fries.

[Dejah]

Hi Dejah

We normally cut chayote (hup cheong qwa / futt sau qwa) into slices or julienne it and stir-fty it plain with minced garlic (sometimes together with a couple of slices of ginger), toss in shredded carrots at other times or with slices of pork, chicken, dried shimp or egg.

Chayote is like a milder tasting, firm version of the hairy gourd (moe qwa). It's great for quick-stir fries.

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Thanks Shiewie. That's exactly how I cooked them tonight. I sliced them, added a few slices of coloured sweet peppers, couple cloves of garlic and sliced ginger.

I liked the texture, reminds me a bit of kolhrabi.

I will buy them again.

[spaghetttti]

Sue-On,

My mother taught me this trick: cut the chayote in half and rub the two cut sides together until you've extracted the white sappy substance. Rinse thoroughly and proceed with your recipe. We usually go with something like Shiewie's stir fry. Although in Central Java, Indonesia they make a delicious stew with coconut milk, shallots, garlic, little dried shrimp and chillies.

Edited November 20, 2004 by spaghetttti (log)

[Dejah]

Sue-On,

My mother taught me this trick: cut the chayote in half and rub the two cut sides together until you've extracted the white sappy substance. Rinse thoroughly and proceed with your recipe.

Hi Yetti,

Been waiting for you to post your suggestions...especially after your incredible thread on "frightful fruits", etc.

Now I know how to get rid of the "slimy" feel after I peel the chayote. Thanks for the info.

[lilac0485]

We make soup with it and drink it during the summer.

It's just a whole chayote, a little mandarin peel, a couple mo fa gua, and a small handful of dried lilies. Just put it all in a pot and boil then simmer for a couple hours.

[Fred12fred]

Julienne the chayote, toss it into some oil and stir fry for a bit then top off with a little oyster sauce. Simple but good as a neutral veggie side-dish.