Title: Fried Spinach (Rau Muong Xao)
Categories: Vietnamese
Yield: 4 Servings
| 6 | oz | Rump steak |
| 1 | ts | Black pepper |
| 1 | tb | Cornstarch |
| 1 | | Large tomato |
| 3 | tb | Oil |
| 1 | | Medium onion |
| 1 1/2 | tb | Fish sauce (nuoc mam) |
| 1 | | Fresh spinach |
| 1 | | Clove of garlic |
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.