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---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02 Title: FRESH SPINACH IN BEAN CHEESE SAUCE Categories: Chinese, Vegetables Yield: 4 servings 2 bn Fresh spinach 2 tb Peanut oil 1 sm Dried chili pepper 1 ts Minced ginger root 1/3 c Stock 1 ts Thin soy sauce 1/2 ts Sugar 2 Cubes fermented bean curd -with chili (bean cheese) Cornstarch paste If fresh spinach is unavailable in your area, experiment with thawed, frozen spinach. Preparation: Slice off root end and half stem of spinach; wash com- pletely and drain leaves. Wash chili pepper. Incidentally, double amount of dried chili if using plain fermented bean curd. Mash fer- mented bean curd with thin soy; mix with stock and sugar. Stir-frying: Heat wok to very hot; add oil. When oil just begins to smoke, add 1/2 spinach, and toss until it begins to wilt. Push wilted spinach up side of wok; add remaining spinach, and toss until it wilts. Push all spinach out of bottom of wok; add chili and ginger; stir for about 10 seconds. Add liquid ingredients; stir; when liquids boils, thicken to medium consistency with dribbles of cornstarch paste. Recombine with spinach. Stir to coat spinach. Serve. Spinach should remain bright green until you pour in liquid. -----