STIR-FRIED SNOW PEAS WITH GARLIC (mange touts, for four)
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2 tablespoons vegetable oil
½ teaspoon sea salt
4 cups snow peas, trimmed and strings removed
4 garlic cloves, crushed
¼ teaspoon white sugar
¼ teaspoon sesame oil
- Heat vegetable oil in a hot wok or nonstick skillet until surface seem to shimmer slightly. Add salt and snow peas and stir-fry for 1 minute. Immediately add crushed garlic and stir-fry for 1 minute, stirring constantly to ensure that garlic doesn’t burn. Add sugar and stir-fry for 10 seconds. Lastly, add sesame oil and serve immediately.
adapted from Kylie Kwong, Simple Chinese Cooking