Szechwan beef with garlic
8 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | pounds | Full cut round steak, partly |
| Frozen | ||
| 16 | Dried hot red pepper pieces, | |
| Cayenne or Japanese | ||
| MARINADE INGREDIENTS: | ||
| 2 | tablespoons | Dry vermouth |
| 4 | tablespoons | Soy sauce |
| 3 | tablespoons | Cornstarch |
| 2 | mediums | Onion, sliced thinly |
| 2 | mediums | Green pepper, slice thinly |
| SAUCE INGREDIENTS: | ||
| 4 | tablespoons | Soy sauce |
| ½ | cup | Water |
| 3 | tablespoons | Cornstarch |
| 2 | tablespoons | Chili paste with garlic |
| 2 | tablespoons | Brown sugar |
| 2 | teaspoons | Worcestershire sauce |
| 4 | tablespoons | Dry vermouth |
| 4 | teaspoons | Toasted sesame seeds |
| 8 | tablespoons | Peanut or vegetable oil |
| OTHER: | ||
| 6 | cups | Cooked rice |
| 6 | Green onions, chopped | |
| 1 | cup | Beer nuts |
| 1 | Head cabbage, in 1\" chunks | |
| (optional) | ||
Directions
Slice beef thin across the grain. Mix marinade, add beef slices. Let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes. Mix sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Set aside. Cut ends off hot red peppers, shake out seeds, chop skins into small pieces.
Heat a large non-stick skillet or wok over high heat. Add 2 Tbsp.
oil and swirl to coat the pan. Add chopped hot red peppers, stir until pepper skins turn black. Remove blackened skins from oil. Add beef and marinade to hot oil. Stir fry beef until the beef loses its red color and is browned and has a satiny sheen. Remove from pan into a large bowl.
Add 1 Tbsp. oil to the skillet and add onion. Stir-fry 1 to 1½ minutes. The onion should be crisp tender. Remove from pan to bowl with the beef mixture. Add 1 Tbsp. oil to the skillet, stir-fry green pepper until bright green color, about 1 minute. Reduce heat to medium. Add beef-onion mixture from the bowl along with the sauce mixture. Cook until the sauce is thickened, about 3 minutes. Remove to a serving bowl. Sprinkle with chopped onion and beer nuts. Serve immediately with rice. Note: Cabbage can be stir fried with the onion if desired.