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Stir-Fried Beef

Stir-Fried Beef

Thin slices of beef tenderloin, tenderized with beer and baking soda, are wok-tossed with dry-fried peppers and a sweet-savory sauce, delivering the bold, fiery charm of Hunan-style home cooking.

Instructions

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    Clean the beef tenderloin and freeze it slightly to make it easier to cut.

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    Slice the beef against the grain into thin, evenly sized pieces.

  3. 3
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    Cut the green chili into diamond-shaped pieces and slice the red chili.

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    Slice the garlic.

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    Prepare a sauce: mix light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, cooking wine, sugar, pepper, and oyster sauce evenly.

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    Beer is ready to be added to the beef.

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    Add an appropriate amount of beer to the beef slices and mix well, add a little baking soda to tenderize the meat, then add an appropriate amount of starch and stir evenly.

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    Add an appropriate amount of cooking oil and mix well, set aside.

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    Do not add oil to the pan, dry-fry the chili peppers for one minute.

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    Add an appropriate amount of cooking oil to the pan and heat it, then add the beef and stir-fry.

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    Stir-fry until cooked, then transfer to a plate.

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    Add an appropriate amount of cooking oil to the pan and heat it, then add the sliced garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, followed by adding the chili peppers and stir-frying.

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    Then add the beef and stir-fry quickly.

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    Add the sauce to the pan and stir-fry, then add the small red pepper slices, a little salt, and chicken essence, stir-fry briefly and serve.

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    Serve on a plate (doesn't look as good as in the pot; the color in the pot is the real color). The stir-fried beef tastes good, just didn’t photograph well (doesn't look as good as it actually is).

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Beef tenderloin
    to taste
  • Xiao Suda
    少许(放牛肉中)
  • Beer
    适量(腌牛肉用)
  • chili pepper
    2 piece
  • Small red chili
    2 piece
  • Bowl sauce: light soy sauce
    to taste

Auxiliary Ingredients

  • Garlic slices
    to taste

Seasonings

  • Edible oil
    to taste
  • dark soy sauce
    to taste
  • cooking wine
    to taste
  • white sugar
    to taste
  • Oyster sauce
    to taste
  • Black pepper
    to taste
  • Salt
    to taste
  • chicken essence
    to taste