Spinach in Garlic Sauce

Last night, I was craving for spinach but can’t think of a good dish that I can incorporate this ingredient. Mongo is good but I don’t have that in my kitchen and besides mongo seeds needs to be soak for atleast overnight then suddenly, I remembered the restaurant (Classic Savory Chicken) we visited two weeks ago. They served Spinach in Garlic Sauce and yes it tasted good it’s just that it taste a little bitter probably the toasted garlic seems over cooked, that’s why.  So I tried to cook it myself and see if which is better; the costly serve or the cheaply cooked in your own kitchen?

Ingredients:

1 clove garlic (chopped thinly)

1 tablespoon butter

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)

1 beef broth cube

½ teaspoon oyster sauce

A dash of Maggie Magic Sarap

1 teaspoon cornstarch (dissolve in 1 cup cold water)

1 bunch of fresh spinach tops (blanched)

Procedure:

1.       Put EVOO and butter in a heated sautéing pan. Mix until frothy.

2.       Sauté garlic until slightly golden brown. Set aside but leave some for sautéing.

3.       Dissolve beef broth cube in the remaining oil and garlic.

4.       Pour the cup of cornstarch with continuous stirring.

5.       Add oyster sauce and a dash of Maggie Magic sarap.

Set aside cooked sauce.

To blanch spinach:

Boil water in a large sauce pan. Pour in spinach tops, cover it for 5 seconds. Then drain water.

Put blanched spinach in large bowl and top it with the garlic sauce and sprinkle the remaining toasted garlic for garnishing. Serve hot and enjoy!AJ

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