Serves 4
- 1teaspoon soy sauce
- 1teaspoon sesame oil
- 1teaspoon rice wine or dry sherry
- 3/4teaspoon sugar
- 1/2teaspoon freshly ground white or black pepper
- 1 1/2tablespoons peanut oil or other neutral oil
- 4scallions, cut on the diagonal into 1-inch pieces
- 3cloves garlic, thinly sliced or smashed
- 1/2medium head iceberg lettuce, cored, outermost leaves discarded, inner leaves torn into 4-inch
- wide pieces (or substitute 12 ounces of other greens — see headnote)
Kosher salt, to taste
In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, sesame oil, rice wine or sherry, sugar, and pepper; set sauce aside. Heat a wok or 12-inch skillet over high heat. Add peanut oil, half of the scallions (including all of the white and light green pieces), and garlic and cook until garlic is golden, about 5 seconds. Add lettuce and stir-fry until lettuce softens slightly, about 1 minute. Drizzle in sauce and cook until lettuce is just coated with the sauce, about 1 minute. Season with salt, divide between 4 bowls while lettuce is just tender and still bright green, and garnish with remaining scallions.
Author Notes: A near-instant springy green vegetable before the springy greens. (And, yes, you can cook lettuce — here’s why you should.) Note: You can use this tec (…more) —Genius Recipes
BY: Genius Recipes
http://food52.com/recipes/27723-grace-young-s-stir-fried-iceberg-lettuce
