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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Water spinach is a familiar ingredient in the kitchen of housewives, with many cooking methods from soup dishes, stir-fried dishes to fried dishes. Today, let’s cook with Tastetutorial.com to make delicious, crunchy, and vibrant stir-fried water spinach with beef, which is addictive!
Ingredients for Stir-fried Water Spinach with Beef For 4 people
Beef 300 gr Water spinach 500 gr Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Common spices a little (seasoning/ salt/ monosodium glutamate)
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How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh and good quality beef
- You should choose meat that is bright red, with bright yellow fat, white tendons that are firm when pressed. If the fat feels soft when pressed, you should not buy it.
- You should choose small, tender pieces of beef that are not too fine; avoid large and tough pieces.
- Moreover, for stir-fried dishes, you should use fillet or tenderloin, as they will remain tender without being chewy when stir-fried.
How to choose fresh and delicious water spinach
- You should choose water spinach with small and firm tips.
- Avoid buying water spinach that looks too lush and green; when you break the stem, it should not be too brittle, and the leaves should not be too dark green, as they may have been treated with chemical fertilizers, which are not good for health.
- For health safety, you should eat water spinach in season, around April to June, as it is usually fresher and more naturally grown during this time.
How to prepare stir-fried water spinach with beef
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Prepare the ingredients
To remove the smell of beef, rinse the beef briefly with diluted saltwater. Then, wash it thoroughly with cold water, drain it, and cut it into thin slices.
Remove the wilted and worm-eaten leaves from the water spinach, wash it thoroughly, and drain it in a basket. If the water spinach is too long, you can cut it in half.
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Boil vegetables and stir-fry water spinach with beef
Place a pot on the stove, add about 500ml of water and bring to a boil. Once the water is boiling, add the water spinach, and when it boils again, quickly remove it and place it in a bowl of ice water for about 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, take the vegetables out and let them drain in a colander.
Tip: Soaking water spinach in a bowl of ice water immediately after boiling will help the vegetables maintain their crispness and vibrant green color.Next, place a pan on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, adjust to high heat, wait for the oil to heat up, then add the beef and stir-fry quickly for about 2 minutes until it is seared, then reduce the heat.
Add 2 teaspoons of seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 4 tablespoons of water, and stir-fry evenly for 5 minutes to allow the seasoning to soak into the meat.
After 5 minutes, when the water has reduced, add the boiled water spinach and 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, and stir-fry for about 2 minutes to let the vegetables absorb the flavors. Adjust the seasoning to suit your family’s taste and turn off the stove.
Tip: To enhance the aroma of this dish, after turning off the heat, add 1 crushed garlic clove to the stir-fried vegetables, mix well, and transfer to a plate and sprinkle some ground pepper on top.
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Final Product
Stir-fried water spinach with beef has been completed with very simple steps.
The beef retains its natural sweetness inside, seasoned just right on the outside, tender without being chewy or dry.
The water spinach is crispy, maintaining its fresh green color. It’s truly a perfect combination, simple yet unbelievably delicious.
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