Romaine Lettuce with Black Bean Dace
Cuisine: Chinese
Romaine Lettuce with Black Bean Dace is a Chinese meat dish, built around Romaine lettuce.
Difficulty
2 / 5
★★☆☆☆
Estimated Calories
416 kcal
Ingredients
- Romaine lettuce (A-choy)
- Canned fried dace with black beans (Pearl River Bridge / Ganzhu brand)
- Garlic
- Light soy sauce
- White sugar
- Cooking oil
Steps
Prepare the ingredients
- Wash the lettuce and cut it into sections
- Open the can of dace, remove the main bones from the fish, cut into small pieces and set aside
- Mince the garlic
Stir-frying
- Heat the wok and add cooking oil; when hot, add the washed lettuce and stir-fry until wilted and releasing water, then remove it and pour away the water
- Reheat the wok, add the oil from the can of dace and fry the minced garlic until fragrant
- Once the garlic is fragrant, add the black beans from the can, toss, then add the chopped dace and toss again
- When evenly mixed, add the lettuce and season with light soy sauce and sugar
- After seasoning, give it a quick toss and plate
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Notes
Romaine lettuce with black bean dace is a savory, rice-friendly quick home-style stir-fry that originated from Cantonese canned-food dishes: crisp lettuce with crispy, fragrant fish. Combining meat and vegetables, it is rich in protein and dietary fiber. It's simple to make and very beginner-friendly, usually ready in fifteen minutes.
Estimated difficulty: ★★
Estimated calories: 416 kcal
Group: Romaine Lettuce with Black Bean Dace
Calculation:
Per serving (about 2 people):
- Romaine lettuce 500 g
- Canned dace 1 can (around 250 g)
- Garlic 4 cloves
- Light soy sauce 20 g
- White sugar 3 g
- Cooking oil 15 ml
- Notes:
- The canned dace is already seasoned; with the soy sauce it's flavorful enough, no salt needed