Easy Chinese Water Spinach Stir Fry
Stir-fry water spinach dish is fresh, tasty, and full of essential nutrients that you'll love. On top of that, this leafy dish can be prepared in less than 15 minutes! It is the fastest side dish to prepare for your main dish.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 4 blocks of fermented tofu
- 1 tsp Shaoxing wine
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- A bundle of water spinach
- 20 g minced garlic
- 20 g fresh chili pepper (Julienned)
- Oil
Instructions
- 1
Cut off the bottom stem and remove wilted leaves.
- 2
Then, divide the water spinach into 3-inch portions. You don’t need to separate the leaves from the stem.
- 3
Soak in cold water and rinse it under running water to remove soil and dirt.
- 4
In a mixing bowl, put fermented tofu, Shaoxing rice wine, sugar, and salt.
- 5
Mix the ingredients by mashing the tofu with a spoon until it becomes smooth and saucy.
- 6
Heat enough oil for stir-frying in a wok. You can use a non-stick pan if you don't have a wok.
- 7
Once the oil is hot, stir-fry the minced garlic and fresh chili pepper until fragrant.
- 8
Then, add the water spinach.
- 9
Continue to stir-fry on high heat.
- 10
Next, pour the sauce and stir well.
- 11
Stir-fry until the vegetables are soft. Do not overcook the vegetables, or they will become soggy and lose the crunch.
- 12
Serve and enjoy while hot and tender.