Beef in Hot Garlic Sauce

Beef and spinach stir-fry. Yum!

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb beef sirloin, sliced in thin strips
• 1 (10 ounce) bag  Baby Spinach (or 2 bunches, cleaned and trimmed)
• 1  teaspoon  vegetable oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  dark sesame oil
• 4  garlic cloves, minced finely
• 1  tablespoon nam pla or 1  tablespoon soy sauce
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  crushed hot  chili flakes (or to taste)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar
• 1  teaspoon cornstarch (optional)

Directions

1. Heat a skillet or wok over medium-high until quite hot. Pour in the oils, then add the garlic. Stir for a few seconds, until the garlic softens slightly and starts to become fragrant.
2. Add the beef strips and stir until the meat loses the redness and is showing only a bit of pink in the center of the strips, 1-2 minutes.
3. Add the spinach, and toss to begin wilting the leaves.
4. Add the nam pla, chiles and sugar. Stir to combine and cook down the spinach, about 2 minutes.
5. If there is more thin sauce than you like, combine the cornstarch with a small amount of water and stir some in to the sauce, allow to boil and thicken. Sometimes I get more or less sauce, depends how much moisture is in the spinach and the meat.
6. Remove from heat.