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Stir-fried greens with char siu

Stir-fried greens with char siu

Serves 4

Cooking Time Prep time 15 mins, cook 5 mins



1 tbsp   vegetable oil
1 tbsp   ginger, cut into julienne
1   garlic clove, crushed
150 gm   firm tofu, cut into cubes
½ quantity   char siu, hung overnight in the fridge
1 bunch   Chinese greens such as Chinese kale, coarsely chopped
50 gm   black fungi, coarsely torn
2 tbsp   light soy sauce
1 tbsp   each oyster sauce and Shaoxing wine
1 tsp   Chinese roasted chilli paste (see note)
For seasoning:   few drops of sesame oil and a pinch of white pepper, for seasoning
To serve:   steamed rice


1 Heat oil in a wok over high heat, add ginger and garlic, stir-fry until fragrant (10 seconds), add tofu and toss to coat, add char siu and greens, stir-fry until greens wilt (1-2 minutes). Add fungi, soy sauce, oyster sauce, Shaoxing and chilli paste, stir-fry to combine (1 minute). Transfer to a platter, season with oil and white pepper and serve with steamed rice.

Note Chinese roasted chilli paste is roasted chilli flakes in oil; it’s available from Asian grocers. The paste is also sold with added salted black beans, dried fish or peanuts; you can use any of these pastes.

This recipe is from the January 2012 issue of Australian Gourmet Traveller.

RECIPE Lisa Featherby PHOTOGRAPHY James Moffatt STYLING Lisa Featherby

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