Shanghai Stir-Fried Rice Cakes (Chao Nian Gao)

Name: Shanghai Stir-Fried Rice Cakes (Chao Nian Gao)
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 4-6
Ingredients: 3 tbsp. canola oil; 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1 (2") piece ginger, peeled and finely chopped; 3 oz. fresh or frozen rice cakes , thawed if frozen and sliced 1/6" thick at an angle; 1 cup canned thinly sliced bamboo shoots; 1 ⁄ 2 small head Napa cabbage, cored and thinly sliced; 1 ⁄ 4 cup soy sauce; 1 tbsp. dark soy sauce; 1 tbsp. douban jiang (chile bean sauce); 1 tsp. sugar; 5 oz. spinach; 1 cup bean sprouts; 1 tsp. toasted sesame oil

Serves
serves 4-6

INGALLS PHOTOGRAPHY

Chewy rice cakes bring delightful texture to this spicy vegetarian stir-fry. This recipe first appeared in our Jan/Feb 2014 SAVEUR 100 issue with the article Asian Rice Cakes.

Ingredients

3 tbsp. canola oil
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 (2") piece ginger, peeled and finely chopped
3 oz. fresh or frozen rice cakes, thawed if frozen and sliced 1/6" thick at an angle
1 cup canned thinly sliced bamboo shoots
¹⁄₂ small head Napa cabbage, cored and thinly sliced
¹⁄₄ cup soy sauce
1 tbsp. dark soy sauce
1 tbsp. douban jiang (chile bean sauce)
1 tsp. sugar
5 oz. spinach
1 cup bean sprouts
1 tsp. toasted sesame oil

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Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a 14" wok over medium-high heat. Add garlic and ginger; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add rice cakes, bamboo, and cabbage; cook, until cabbage is wilted, 4–5 minutes. Stir in soy sauces, chile bean sauce, and sugar; cook until slightly thick, 2–3 minutes. Stir in spinach, bean sprouts, and sesame oil; cook, stirring constantly, until spinach is wilted, about 2 minutes more.