Rau Muong Xao (Made With Spinach) - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    6 ounces rump steak
    1 medium onion
    1 teaspoon black pepper
    1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce (nuoc mam/nam pla)
    1 teaspoon cornstarch
    fresh spinach, rinsed and cut into 3 inch stalks
    1 large tomatoes, sliced into thin wedges
    1 clove garlic, minced
    2 tablespoons oil
Preparation
    Trim any fat from steak. Sliced thinly, against the grain.
    Chop onion finely and combine with meat, 1/2 tsp pepper, 1/2 tablespoon fish sauce and cornstarch, set aside 10mins.
    Heat 1 TB oil in a wok/skillet. Add the meat mixture and stir fry until meat is cooked. Remove from pan, set aside.
    Heat remaining 1 TB oil in the pan, stir fry the garlic until fragrant.Add spinach and stir fry for 3 minutes.
    Add remaining fish sauce and tomato.
    Stir fry 2 minutes, then add the meat to the pan and give the mixture a good stir.
    Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 tsp pepper and serve immediately with jasmine rice and other dishes if desired.

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