Recipe:
Hunan Beef
serves:
4
Ingredients:
Broccoli florets
Cooking oil
Garlic, minced
Small dried red chilies
Cornstarch dissolved in 2 tsp. water
Marinade:
Soy sauce
Cornstarch
Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
Flank steak, thinly sliced
Sauce:
Chinese black vinegar or balsamic vinegar
Soy sauce
Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
Sugar
Chili garlic sauce
Sesame oil
2 cups
2 tbsp.
2 tsp.
4
1 tsp.
2 tbsp.
2 tsp.
1 tbsp.
¾ pound
3 tbsp.
1 tbsp.
1 tbsp.
1 tbsp.
2 tsp.
2 tsp.
1 tsp.
Method:
1. Combine marinade ingredients in a bowl. Add beef and stir to coat. Let stand for 10 minutes.
2. Combine sauce ingredients in a bowl.
3. Place broccoli in a large pot with 1 inch of boiling water. Boil until
tender−crisp, 2 to 3 minutes; drain.
4. Place a wok over high heat until hot. Add oil, swirling to coat sides. Add
garlic and chilies and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 10 seconds. Add
beef and stir−fry until no longer pink, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.
5. Add broccoli and sauce to wok; bring to a boil. Add cornstarch solution
and cook, stirring, until sauce boils and thickens.