Stir-Fry Leek with Chinese Sausage
One of the food I missed the most while studying abroad was this dish made by my grandma. As a kid, we would pick out all the sausages and left the adults with a plate of leeks. Leek is one of those vegetables that I learnt to eat as I grow up. Just like eggplants and bittergourds. So I decided to recreate the “must-have” dish during chinese new year. The smell was so nostalgic; it brings back memories.
Ingredients
3 stalk Leek stem, sliced
4 Chinese Sausage, sliced
1 clove Garlic, minced
Salt
Oil
Heat up the wok and add oil. Stir fry the chinese sausages until they are soft. Take them out, set them aside. Add your minced garlic to the remaining oil. When the garlic turns golden (DON’T BURN IT!), add the leeks and stir fry them until they are soft. Then add the sausages and a pinch of salt. Serve!
Food served during Chinese New Year’s eve feast has rich symbolic meaning. The dishes definitely include fish and chicken, since their Chinese names are homonyms for “abundance” and “good luck”. Leek got the meaning of “increasing wealth”, so dishes made with leek are eaten to symbolize good wealth for the coming year.
Besides representing the increasing wealth, leek also got a meaning of “justice and pure”. In Chinese we called it Yi Qing Er Bai. Back in the days, the leek was hung on the door of the wrongly accused in order to gain the attention of the magistrate.
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