Garlic Garden Lettuce Stir Fry
Stir-fried lettuce? Really? Really. You may not think of lettuce as a food to serve hot. But you’ll change your mind when you try this Garlic Garden Lettuce Stir Fry.
- Author: Norann Oleson
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: Serves 4
- Category: Sides & Sauces
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon rice wine or dry sherry
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 5 medium garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1 pound of hearts of romaine lettuce, with leaves cut in half along the rib
- 1 teaspoon roasted or toasted sesame oil (optional)
- Combine the rice wine or sherry with the soy sauce, sugar, and salt in a small bowl.
- Heat your wok on medium high heat.
- Add vegetable oil and garlic. Stir-fry for 5 to 10 seconds.
- Add lettuce and stir-fry for 30 seconds to a minute, until the lettuce still has bright color and is just tender.
- Remove wok from heat.
- Drizzle roasted/toasted sesame oil over the lettuce (if desired).
- Serve.
Notes
This is a dish best made with Romaine hearts or another sturdy lettuce such as butterhead or even iceberg. Looseleaf lettuce may wilt too much under the heat.
