Remember, names can be deceiving. Just like Mongolian Fire Oil, this wasabi-beef spinach dish is not spicy. It is however, tasty.

The marinade for the beef includes wasabi powder, peeled ginger, minced garlic, some orange zest, and a little sugar. Mix the above with soy sauce and you have your marinade.

Only don’t ask me how much of each ingredient to include, I don’t measure. That’s half the fun though, experimentation!

If you’re afraid of just throwing a bunch of stuff together and hoping for the best, start with a base of soy sauce appropriate to the amount of meat you’re going to cook, then slowly add the spices and taste-test to perfection.

Look closely and you’ll see just how much I love life!

Once the marinade is done, add the slices of your favorite cut of meat (I prefer beef for this one) into a Ziploc bag, shake (make sure to seal it first!), throw it in the fridge and let sit for a few hours or as long as your hunger will allow.

Fry the meat in a wok with a little oil, then add fresh spinach and a sliced onion. The spinach and onion do a great job of absorbing flavor, so the marinade is critical to making sure the veggies don’t steal all the juices away from the meat.

Serve over noodles with some tea and enjoy your new meal!