Fried spinach (rau muong xao)
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | ounces | Rump steak |
| 1 | each | Medium onion |
| 1 | teaspoon | Black pepper |
| 1½ | tablespoon | Fish sauce (nuoc mam) |
| 1 | tablespoon | Cornstarch |
| 1 | each | Fresh spinach |
| 1 | each | Large tomato |
| 1 | each | Clove of garlic |
| 3 | tablespoons | Oil |
Directions
Trim any fat from steak. Sliced thinly. Chop onion finely and combine with meat, ½ teaspoon pepper, ½ tablespoon fish sauce and cornstarch. Rinse spinach and cut each leaf into 3 pieces. Slice tomato into thin wedges and crush garlic. Heat 1½ tablespoons of oil in a frying pan. Add remaining garlic and stir fry until fragrant. Add spinach and stir fry for 3 minutes. Add remaining fish sauce and tomato. Stir fry 2 minutes, then remove to a heated serving platter. Heat remaining oil in frying pan. Add meat and stir fry for 5 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons waterif meat sticks to pan. Remove meat from pan and sprinkle over spinach. Sprinkle with pepper and serve.