Spinach in Meat and Oyster Sauce

I've always wondered why Popeye chose spinach over other green leafy vegetables, or any vegetables for that matter. Why not lettuce? or brocolli? Based on my research, spinach is one of the many list of dreaded vegetables that kids hate to eat. In the cartoons, Popeye transforms into a hulking and superstrong sailor just by eating spinach straight out of a can. It gives kids a reason to eat spinach. I don't blame the kids for not wanting to eat their veggies because they can really taste nasty if not prepared or cooked properly. We're not even sure if the canned spinach that Popeye eats is delicious. Let's face it, nobody really knows what it tastes like. And if you've been paying attention, you'll see that Popeye's spinach doesn't look too appealing. It looked like they were boiled then blitzed. Two words for you: dog food.

Perhaps if Popeye can cook fresh spinach he would do this...

SPINACH WITH MEAT AND OYSTER SAUCE

Ingredients:

300g spinach
1/4 kilo of ground meat (pork or chicken)
1 onion
2 tomatoes
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 chili
5 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp sugar
pinch of salt
ground pepper
sesame oil
water

Procedure

1. Marinate the meat in 2 tbsp of oyster sauce, pepper, salt, and 2 drops of sesame oil (10 minutes).
2. Cook the meat until a bit crunchy. Don't use oil if using pork. Set aside
3. In a small bowl, put 3 tbsp of oyster sauce. 1 tbsp sugar, 1/4 cup water, 1 drop of sesame oil, salt, pepper. Mix
3. Heat oil in Wok or pan.
4. Saute onion, tomato, and garlic
5. Add the oyster mixture, let it simmer.
6. Add the meat. Stir.
7. Add the spinach.
8. Add the chili.
9. Let it cook for 2 mins.
10. Serve with rice.

Note: You can cook this dish without meat. Just change the title to Spinach With Oyster Sauce. Heh!