Simply steamed---that's how I want to eat my alugbati, but I don't see it here in the US so I brought a few stems to Long Beach and planted them in pots. Alas, alugbatis love lots of sunshine and water and it is now Fall. I have the pots sitting by my window but I can tell they are not getting a lot of sun. Although they have new shoots, the stems are not turning deep purple as they should. If they should make it through the winter and to springtime, I shall bring them out in the sunshine.
I think this is also called malavar spinach. I might have to trim this growing shoot. I cannot imagine how long this will be by springtime if I don't trim them.