Bean Sprouts and Salted Fish Stir Fry

Bean Sprouts and Salted Fish Stir Fry - I love salted fish. It is pungent and it is really you-love-it-or-you-don’t kinda food ingredients. It is also considered as the poor man’s dish. Back in the days, people with not much money can only afford seafood this way. With only a small piece, a whole family could down their meals satisfactorily. We have some really good home-cooked meals with these salted fish. When shop for salted fish, look for the clean looking piece. Thick and clean would be what I would go for. Also get the one that doesn’t smell too bad. One of the best dishes to cook salted fish with is bean sprouts stir-fry. Easy and quick.

Bean Sprouts and Salted Fish Stir Fry Recipe

Makes 4 servings
Ingredients:
1 garlic, minced
200 g bean sprouts
1 red chili, sliced diagonally
40 g salted fish, deep-fried till golden and break into smaller pieces
2 tbsp oil, for stir-frying
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp sugar
150 ml boiling water
More oil for deep-frying salted fish

Directions:
Heat oil in a wok. Stir fry garlic quickly till fragrant over high heat.
Toss in salted fish pieces. Cook for another minute.
Add bean sprouts and chili. Stir fry for one more minute.
Season with salt, pepper and sugar.
Pour hot water into the wok and lower heat.
Stir-fry quickly, less than a minute.
Remove from heat and serve warm.

Prep the ingredients, fresh bean sprouts, slices of chili, salted fish and minced garlic. I have the pet peeve of eating bean sprouts with the tails on. I have to get rid of them. I just have to.