This dish features the salty flavor of brown bean sauce, found in jars and cans in Chinese/Asian markets. However, the recipe is very adaptable: brown miso or even black bean sauce can replace the brown bean sauce.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Yield: Serves 2 as a side dish
Ingredients:
- 10 ounces fresh spinach, rinsed and drained
- 2 tablespoons peanut or vegetable oil, for stir-frying
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon chili paste, or to taste
- 1 level tablespoon Chinese brown bean sauce
- 1 teaspoon Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil, according to taste
Preparation:
Note: Spinach cooks quickly so it's very important to make sure you have all your seasoning ingredients measured out and nearby the stove.
1. Add 2 tablespoons oil to a preheated wok, swirling the oil so that it comes up the wok sides. When the oil is hot enough, add the fresh ginger and chili paste, and stir briefly until the ginger is fragrant.
2. Add the spinach into the wok. Stir-fry for 1 - 2 minutes, until the leaves are nearly wilted, stirring in the brown bean sauce and rice wine or sherry as you do so. Stir in the sugar and the Asian sesame oil. Adjust the seasonings if desired, adding black pepper or a pinch of salt. Use tongs to transfer the spinach from the wok, leaving behind the excess liquid. Serve immediately.
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1. Add 2 tablespoons oil to a preheated wok, swirling the oil so that it comes up the wok sides. When the oil is hot enough, add the fresh ginger and chili paste, and stir briefly until the ginger is fragrant.
2. Add the spinach into the wok. Stir-fry for 1 - 2 minutes, until the leaves are nearly wilted, stirring in the brown bean sauce and rice wine or sherry as you do so. Stir in the sugar and the Asian sesame oil. Adjust the seasonings if desired, adding black pepper or a pinch of salt. Use tongs to transfer the spinach from the wok, leaving behind the excess liquid. Serve immediately.
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