Water Spinach Stems and Lean Meat Stir-Fry

Ingredients

Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.

• about 300 gwater spinach stems
• 150 glean meat
• garlic
• ginger
• bird's eye chiles
• 1 spoonfulwild-chile fermented black bean sauce or Lao Gan Ma
• 1 spoonful plus finishing amountlight soy sauce
• 1/2 spoonfuldark soy sauce
• 1/2 spoonfulcooking wine
• 1 spoonfulstarch
• 1 spoonful to finishsalt
• cooking oil

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. 01

   Mix thin meat slices with the marinade light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, cooking wine and starch. The source does not specify a marinating duration.

2. 02

   Wash the water spinach, reserve the leaves for another use and lightly crush and cut the stems into short sections.

3. 03

   Heat oil and fry garlic and ginger over low heat. Add meat and stir-fry over high heat until its color changes.

4. 04

   Add chopped chiles and stir-fry for about 30 seconds. Add the prepared fermented black bean sauce and toss.

5. 05

   Add the stems and quickly stir-fry for about 1–2 minutes, until just cooked and the meat is cooked through.

6. 06

   Add 1 spoonful salt and a little light soy sauce, as specified in the original Chinese final panel. Toss to combine and serve.

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