Family Recipe 29 - Stir-fried Chikuwa and Garlic Chives

Ingredients: Garlic chives, Chikuwa (fish cake), Garlic, Salt, Soy sauce Instructions: 1. Prepare the garlic chives: Remove the tough stems (starting from the bottom of the stem, gently snap it. If it breaks crisply, it's good. If it doesn't break, it's too old). Wash and drain. 2. Cut the chikuwa into strips, smash the garlic, and cut the garlic chives into sections. 3. Heat oil in a pan, sauté the garlic until fragrant. Add the chikuwa and stir-fry until the surface is lightly golden. Finally, add the garlic chives. 4. Stir-fry evenly, then add salt and soy sauce for seasoning. Continue stir-frying until the garlic chives are fully cooked and serve. This is a very simple dish. You can substitute chikuwa with tempura, fish cakes, dried tofu, or shredded meat; the concept is the same. Let me tell you a secret, don't tell anyone, or the vegetable vendors will beat me up. When picking garlic chives, gently snap the root to check if they're too tough, so you don't end up throwing away more than you eat.