Stir-Fried Garlic Lettuce
A quick Chinese stir-fry dish featuring crisp romaine lettuce and fragrant garlic in a savory sauce made with Shaoxing wine and soy sauce. This simple yet delicious side dish perfectly balances fresh vegetables with aromatic seasonings.
Ingredients
- •1 tablespoon Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry
- •1 tablespoon soy sauce
- •¾ teaspoon sugar
- •½ teaspoon salt
- •2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- •5 cloves garlic
- •1 pound romaine lettuce
- •1 teaspoon sesame oil
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Combine the rice wine or sherry, soy sauce, sugar, and salt in a small bowl.
2 min
- 2.
Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok over high heat until a bead of water vaporizes within 1 to 2 seconds of contact. Swirl in the vegetable oil, add the garlic, and stir-fry for 5 seconds. Add the lettuce and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes, or until it is just limp. Stir the sauce, swirl it into the wok, and stir-fry for 30 seconds to 1 minute more, or until the lettuce is just tender and still bright green. Remove from the heat, drizzle on the sesame oil, and serve.
5 min
