Fried Spinach (Rau Muong Xao)
- 6 oz Rump steak
- 1 Medium onion
- 1 ts Black pepper
- 1 1/2 tb Fish sauce (nuoc mam)
- 1 tb Cornstarch
- 1 Fresh spinach
- 1 Large tomato
- 1 Clove of garlic
- 3 tb Oil
Trim any fat from steak. Sliced thinly. Chop onion finely and combine
with meat, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 1/2 tablespoon fish sauce and cornstarch.
Rinse spinach and cut each leaf into 3 pieces. Slice tomato into thin
wedges and crush garlic. Heat 1 1/2 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.
with meat, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 1/2 tablespoon fish sauce and cornstarch.
Rinse spinach and cut each leaf into 3 pieces. Slice tomato into thin
wedges and crush garlic. Heat 1 1/2 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.
