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Shanghai Stir-Fried Rice Cakes (Chao Nian Gao)
Serves4-6
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp. canola oil
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 (2") piece ginger, peeled and finely chopped
- 3 oz. fresh or frozen rice cakes, thawed if frozen and sliced 1/6" thick at an angle
- 1 cup canned thinly sliced bamboo shoots
- 1/2 small head Napa cabbage, cored and thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tbsp. dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp. douban jiang (chile bean sauce)
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 5 oz. spinach
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- 1 tsp. toasted sesame oil
Instructions
- Heat oil in a 14" wok over medium-high heat. Add garlic and ginger; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add rice cakes, bamboo, and cabbage; cook, until cabbage is wilted, 4–5 minutes. Stir in soy sauces, chile bean sauce, and sugar; cook until slightly thick, 2–3 minutes. Stir in spinach, bean sprouts, and sesame oil; cook, stirring constantly, until spinach is wilted, about 2 minutes more.
Originally published at Saveur.com. Reproduced for personal collection.