Real Ginger Beef
Ingredients
1 lb flank steak, sliced as thinly as po, ssible across
1 tbsp corn starch
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
1/2 tsp white pepper
1 cup peeled, finely shredded fresh ginge, r
1 1/2 tsp salt, to taste
1 tsp sugar
3 tbsp shao hsing (rice wine) or domestic, dry sherry
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 cup fresh cilantro leaves, lightly chop, ped
Preparation
Marinate beef in corn starch, soy sauce, sesame oil, and pepper for 30
minutes, refrigerated.
Meanwhile, in a bowl, toss ginger with salt and set aside for 20
minutes. Then squeeze shreds to extract most of the moisture. Set
aside. Combine sugar and wine and set aside.
Heat oil in skillet or wok to warm-hot temperature. Add meat,
stirring to separate pieces. When pieces change color, remove them
to a colander and drain. Some of meat may still be pink. Remove all
but 3 Tb of oil from pan.
Heat remaining oil; when hot, add ginger and stir rapidly for 15
seconds. Stir in cilantro and wine; cook just until dish is heated
through.
Servings: 6
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