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If you read our Japanese Spinach Salad post, you would know how much we love our spinach! Spinach is readily available throughout the year, healthy, and very easy to cook with, so we do have quite a few recipes here on LCA for this wonderful green! This recipe is probably the newest addition to all of our spinach recipes and was inspired from my Mother-In-Law’s spinach stir fry! Her version isn’t quite low-carb/keto friendly, so we had to make some minor adjustments, but still tastes as good and is super easy to cook! Hope you enjoy cooking this recipe for your next veggie side!
This dish as pictured is low-carb/keto friendly at ~3g per serving and is a great way to quickly enjoy some delicious veggies!! The recipe offers light salt and garlic flavors paired together with optional bonito flakes for a subtle umami finish.
For this dish, the only special ingredients you would need is the optional bonito flakes, which can be picked up on Amazon or a local supermarket.
Now, let’s get started!
Prepping Time 1M
Cook Time 3M
Total Time 4M
Net Carb/Serving~3g
Servings 1
Ingredients
- 4-5 Cups of Spinach Leaves
- 2 Garlic Clove
- 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil (or any neutral tasting oil you prefer)
- 1/8 tsp of Salt (to taste)
- 2 tbsp Bonito Flakes (optional for umami taste)
Directions
1) Gather all the ingredients.
2) Prepare and wash spinach as needed.
3) Finely dice garlic and set aside.
4) In a large Teflon frying pan or wok, add vegetable oil and bring up to heat on high. Once oil starts to lightly smoke (about 2-3 minutes), add spinach (caution for hot oil spattering) and cook for 30 seconds while continuously mixing.
5) After 30 seconds, add garlic and salt, mix/stir until spinach are fully cooked, about 30 – 60 seconds. Top with optional bonito flakes and serve hot.
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Garlic Spinach Stir Fy
Ingredients
- 4-5 Cups Spinach Leaves
- 2 Cloves Garlic
- 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil (or any neutral tasting oil you prefer)
- 1/8 tsp Salt to taste
- 2 tbsp Bonito Flakes optional for umami taste
Instructions
- Gather all the ingredients.
- Prepare and wash spinach as needed.
- Finely dice garlic and set aside.
- In a large Teflon frying pan or wok, add vegetable oil and bring up to heat on high. Once oil starts to lightly smoke (about 2-3 minutes), add spinach (caution for hot oil spattering) and cook for 30 seconds while continuously mixing.
- After 30 seconds, add garlic and salt, mix/stir until spinach are fully cooked, about 30 - 60 seconds. Top with optional bonito flakes and serve hot.
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