Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Water spinach is one of the delicious and nutritious foods, providing many vitamins and fiber for the body. To enrich the stir-fried dishes in your family’s menu, let’s cook right away with TasteVN and showcase your skills to make stir-fried water spinach with beef, bursting with rich flavors!
Ingredients for Stir-fried Water Spinach with Beef Serves 4
Water spinach 300 gr Beef 200 gr Garlic 4 cloves Oyster sauce 1 teaspoon Sugar 1 tablespoon Common seasoning a little (seasoning granules/ salt/ monosodium glutamate/ ground pepper) Cooking oil 1 tablespoon
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh water spinach
- For water spinach, you should choose a bunch with stems of moderate size, bright green color, small leaves, and many tips.
- Choose crunchy stems, firm to the touch, and shiny skin, as these are the tender parts that will be soft when eaten.
- Avoid choosing stems that are too dark or too pale, with thick stems and many leaves.
- Do not buy bunches with blemishes, holes, soft stems, or wrinkled skin, as they may be too old or stored for too long, making them very tough to eat.
How to choose fresh and delicious beef
- You should prioritize selecting pieces of beef that are bright red, interspersed with white streaks of fat, and have a bright yellow fat layer, with the beef fibers being tender, small, and not too smooth.
- If you gently press on a good piece of beef, it should have good firmness and elasticity, not feeling sticky to the touch and not giving off any unpleasant, unusual odors.
- You should avoid buying pieces of beef that are pale green or dark red, with dark yellow fat, showing white spots on the fibers, and feeling mushy and slimy to the touch.
See details: How to choose fresh and delicious beef
How to prepare Stir-fried Sweet Potato Leaves with Beef
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Prepare the ingredients
To remove dirt and unpleasant odors, soak the beef in diluted salt water for about 15 minutes, then rinse it several times with clean water and let it drain.
Use a knife to slice the beef into thin, bite-sized pieces.
Peeled garlic, minced finely.
Remove the old, bad leaves from the sweet potato leaves, cut them into bite-sized pieces, and rinse them 2-3 times with water until clean. Next, bring a pot of water with 1 teaspoon of salt to a boil, blanch the sweet potato leaves for about 1 minute, then remove and immediately soak them in a bowl of cold water; once the leaves are completely cool, drain them in a colander.
How to clean beef, without odor
- Method 1: Roast a small piece of ginger until cooked, then peel and crush it, rubbing it evenly around the beef and rinsing it clean with water.
- Method 2: Soak the beef in white wine for about 15 minutes, then rinse it under cold water.
- Method 3: Boil a pot of cold water, then blanch the beef for about 3 minutes, remove and rinse with cold water.
- Method 4: Roast a shallot until dry, then peel, crush it, and marinate it with the beef.
See details: How to prepare to remove the odor from beef
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Marinate the beef
Put the beef into a bowl, mix well with 1/2 of the minced garlic, 1 teaspoon of seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper.
To let the beef absorb the spices evenly, marinate the beef for about 10 minutes.
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Stir-fry sweet potato leaves with beef
Put a pan on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and heat it, then add the remaining minced garlic and sauté until fragrant.
When the garlic becomes aromatic, add the beef and stir-fry on high heat for about 2 – 3 minutes until the beef is slightly cooked and firm. Remove the beef to a plate and set aside.
Pour the sweet potato leaves into the pan where the beef was stir-fried, and stir-fry on high heat for another 2 minutes until the sweet potato leaves are cooked. At this point, add the beef back in, mix well, and season with 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, stirring until the spices are dissolved.
Taste and adjust seasoning as desired, stir-fry for another minute until the beef is just cooked, then turn off the stove. Serve the stir-fried sweet potato leaves with beef on a plate, sprinkle a little ground pepper and it’s ready to enjoy.
Tip: To prevent the beef from becoming tough, stir-fry the beef on high heat and do not overcook it. -
Final Product
With just a few simple steps, you have a delicious dish of stir-fried water spinach with beef. The water spinach is crunchy and sweet, and the beef is tender, infused with rich flavors.
This dish goes well with hot rice, dipped in a little garlic chili soy sauce, what could be better, right? So what are you waiting for? Quickly head to the kitchen and make this dish now!
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The article above has guided you on how to make beef stir-fried water spinach, which is very unique and appealing, a light dish that provides plenty of vitamins. Wishing you success in referencing and preparing this delicious dish!
