An irresistable recipe from Hunan which can be found in Fushia Dunlop’s ” Revolutionary Chinese Cookbook”.
Ingredients
- 340 g beefsteak trimmed (see introduction above)
- 400 ml groundnut oil for frying
- 2 tsp fresh ginger finely chopped
- 1 tbsp garlic finely chopped
- 2 fresh red chillies seeds and stalks discarded and finely chopped
- 2-4 tsp dried chilli flakes
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- salt
- 2 spring onions green parts only, finely sliced
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- For the marinade:
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing rice wine
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp light soy sauce
- 1 tsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp potato flour
- 1 tbsp water
Servings:
Instructions
- Cut the beef across the grain into thin slices, ideally 4 x 3 cm. Add the marinade ingredients and mix well.
- Heat the groundnut oil to about 140C. Add the beef and stir gently. As soon as the pieces have separated, remove them from the oil and drain well; set aside.
- Pour off all but 3 tablespoons of the oil. Over a high flame, add the ginger, garlic, fresh chillies, chilli flakes and cumin and stir fry briefly until fragrant. Return the beef to the wok and stir well, seasoning with salt to taste.
- When all the ingredients are sizzlingly fragrant and delicious, add the spring onions and toss briefly. Remove from the heat, stir in the sesame oil and serve.
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