Stir-fried Greens with Preserved Ginger and Sesame Seeds

Name: Stir-fried Greens with Preserved Ginger and Sesame Seeds
Ingredients: 1 lb / 455 g spinach; ½ in / 1 cm fresh root ginger, peeled; 1 lb / 455 g spring greens; ½ head of Chinese leaves; 4 spring onions, trimmed and thinly sliced; 2–3 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil; 1 tbsp rice wine; 1–2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 star anise; 2–3 garlic cloves, peeled; 2–3 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil; 2–3 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil; 2–3 pieces of preserved ginger, thinly sliced; 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar; 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds; 2 tsp toasted sesame oil

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Times Cookbook

By Frances Bissell

Published 1995

About

Ingredients

1 lb / 455 g spring greens
½ head of Chinese leaves

Side dish
Preserve
Vegan

Method

Wash, trim and shred the vegetables, keeping them in separate piles. Fry the fresh ginger, garlic and star anise in the oil in a wok or large frying pan for 4–5 minutes. Discard the seasonings, and put the spring greens into the hot oil. Stir-fry for 2–3 minutes before adding the Chinese leaves. After stir-frying for 2–3 minutes, add the spinach and spring onions. When the spinach has collapsed