SPICY CRISPY BEEF
I've never found a recipe for crispy ginger beef like the ones in the restaurants. I have experimented, and found something pretty close. Serve with rice and some steamed veggies.
Provided by Brent
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian Chinese
Time 45m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Heat oil in deep-fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, combine cornstarch, salt and pepper together. Mix thoroughly. Toss the steak slices in the cornstarch mixture and coat well.
- Deep fry the coated steak slices until golden brown. Check to make sure they are cooked through. Remove from oil, and set aside.
- In another mixing bowl, combine the soy sauce, rice vinegar, rice wine and honey. Add sugar, chili paste, water, and ginger. Mix well and set aside.
- Heat a wok or deep frying pan over medium high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of oil, and quickly saute the onion, garlic and red pepper for 30 seconds. Add the sauce mixture, and cook another 30 seconds. Finally, add the strips of fried steak and toss to heat through and coat with sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 489 calories, Carbohydrate 40.9 g, Cholesterol 26.6 mg, Fat 31.8 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 11.4 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 1382.9 mg, Sugar 29.8 g
FRIED ONION STRIPS
Steps:
- Place oil in a deep skillet until it comes about 1-inch up the side of the pan. Heat oil to 360 degrees F.
- Mix buttermilk, egg, and hot sauce in a medium bowl. Mix flour, cayenne, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper in a bag. Pat onion slices dry and dip in the buttermilk mixture to coat. Transfer slices to bag and toss to coat. Deep-fry onions in batches until golden, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain, sprinkle immediately with salt, and serve.
CRISPY CHILLI BEEF
Ditch the takeaway and whip up this Chinese flash-fried steak with a sweet gingery sauce and red peppers
Provided by Cassie Best
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Put 350g thin-cut minute steak strips in a bowl and toss in 3 tbsp cornflour and 2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder.
- Heat 100ml vegetable oil in a wok or large frying pan until hot, then add the beef and fry until golden and crisp.
- Scoop out the beef and drain on kitchen paper. Pour away all but 1 tbsp oil.
- Add 1 thinly sliced red pepper, ½ thinly sliced red chilli, sliced white ends of 4 spring onions, 2 crushed garlic cloves and thumb-sized piece ginger, cut into matchsticks, to the pan. Stir-fry for 3 mins to soften, but don't let the garlic and ginger burn.
- Mix the 4 tbsp rice wine vinegar or white wine vinegar, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce and 2 tbsp tomato ketchup in a jug with 2 tbsp water, then pour over the veg.
- Bubble for 2 mins, then add the beef back to the pan and toss well to coat.
- Serve the beef on noodles with prawn crackers, if you like, scattered with the remaining ½ sliced red chilli and sliced green parts of the spring onions.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 454 calories, Fat 23 grams fat, SaturatedFat 5 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 32 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 15 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 26 grams protein, Sodium 2.2 milligram of sodium
DEEP-FRIED BEEF STRIPS AND ONION
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1. Cut beef against the grain in slices 1/4 to 1/8 inch, then in strips 1/2 by 1 1/2 inches. Slice onion. 2. Combine cornstarch, soy sauce and sherry, and mix well. Stir in egg white. Add beef strips and toss gently to coat. Meanwhile, heat oil. 3. Add beef strips a few at a time, stirring constantly. Deep-fry only 1/2 minute. Drain on paper toweling. 4. Heat remaining oil. Add sliced onion and stir-fry until translucent. Return beef only to reheat, stir-frying about 1 minute. 5. Add stock and cook, stirring, 1/2 minute more. Serve hot. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.
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