Stir-fried lettuce is a delicious collision of lettuce and meat, it is simple and fast, but it takes a few tips to create a refreshing and tender effect. The combination of lettuce and meat can not only provide enough fiber and protein, but also increase the color and taste of the dish, and the lettuce itself has a certain effect of clearing heat and diuresis, which is conducive to eliminating damp heat and toxins in the body. This dish is suitable for spring and summer, because people are prone to heat and discomfort at this time, and need to eat more light and moist food. Let's teach you how to make stir-fried meat with lettuce!
Ingredient selection:
- Lettuce: It is best to choose medium-sized, brightly colored, smooth skin, no moth or rotten lettuce, because such lettuce is fresher, and contains more vitamin C and potassium, which has many benefits for the body. There are many types of lettuce, such as round lettuce, long lettuce, purple lettuce, etc., you can choose the right lettuce according to your preferences and local market.
- Meat: It is best to choose meat with a certain amount of fat, because such meat is more tender and juicy, and fatty meat can increase the oil aroma and umami of the dish. There are many types of meat, such as pork, beef, lamb, etc., you can choose the right meat according to your preferences and the local market.
- Seasonings: The seasonings of this dish mainly include salt, sugar, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, cooking wine, starch, oil, ginger slices, minced garlic, chopped green onion, etc. You can adjust the proportion and amount of each seasoning according to your taste and preferences, but be careful not to be too salty or too sweet, and keep it light and palatable.
Detailed steps:
- Wash and cut the meat into small pieces (if you don't like to eat skin or tendon, you can also use a knife to peel and remove the meat), put it in a small bowl, add salt, sugar, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, cooking wine and starch, grab and marinate for about 15 minutes.
- Wash and cut the lettuce into small pieces (if you don't like to eat the skin or tendon, you can also use a knife to peel and remove the lettuce), put it in a large bowl, add some salt and water, soak for about 10 minutes, then drain and set aside.
- Put the pot on the heat, pour in an appropriate amount of oil, cook until about 60% hot, add ginger slices and minced garlic, fry until fragrant, and fish out for later use.
- Fry the meat slices in the remaining oil, add salt, sugar and light soy sauce, stir-fry until discolored (about 5 minutes), serve for later use.
- Fry the lettuce slices in the remaining oil, add salt, sugar and dark soy sauce, stir-fry well (about 10 minutes), and set aside.
- Put the stir-fried meat slices and lettuce slices back into the pot, stir-fry a few times with the ginger slices and minced garlic, add an appropriate amount of water or stock (without the ingredients), bring to a boil on high heat, turn to low heat and simmer for about 10 minutes until the soup is thickened.
- Finally, sprinkle with chopped green onions and serve on a plate.
Tips:
- If you like salty, you can increase the amount of salt or light soy sauce, or sprinkle some MSG or chicken essence before coming out of the pan.
- If you like to eat acid, you can appropriately increase the amount of vinegar or lemon juice, or squeeze some lemon juice before coming out of the pan.
- If you like to eat spicy, you can appropriately increase the amount of chili powder or chili oil, or add some dried or fresh chili peppers when stir-frying meat and lettuce.
- If you want to make your dish more fragrant, add some spices such as peppercorns or star anise to the frying ginger slices and minced garlic.
- If you want to make the dish more tender, you can add some egg whites or milk to the marinade, but be careful not to overdo it, otherwise it will affect the taste of the dish.