Stir Fry Garlic Spinach

Wok Wednesdays Willy Wok!! I am so excited to have started the adventure of  woking my way through Grace Young's Stir-Frying to the Sky's Edge. I shopped for the spinach today on my lunch break at the Super H market near work. I couldn't find baby spinach so I bought the regular spinach. This was my one mistake but not so bad that it had much impact on the end product. So here we go:

I warmed up the Wok, I'm always amazed at how fast it heats up. Oh BTW I welcome any and all comments on the condition of my Wok. I've been cooking in it for two weeks now and only experience sticking once in a while and it is usually when I sear chicken or beef. Even then it isn't a big deal. I am hoping this is all part of the process..

Next I added peanut oil to the hot wok then the garlic and I was instantly rewarded with the mouth watering aroma of sauteed garlic. Wow does that garlic cook up fast. (The picture go dark on me, sorry about that.)

When I added the spinach it started to wilt almost instantly when it hit the hot wok. I stir fried for the length of time the recipe suggested then a little bit longer since I could tell the spinach was a bit tough. (Next time I will find baby spinach) The taste of this dish was delicious with some plain white rice on the side. This was a fast and easy side dish to make and one that I will use in the future.

Oh I almost forgot to show you the protein portion of our meal. This is a Grouper prepared to be cooked in parchment paper. It turned out so tender and yummy and went so well with the rest of the meal.

How fun was that? I look forward to the next recipe: Cashew Chicken.