Hunan Beef Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

• 200g beef tenderloin
• 2 long green peppers
• 3 long red peppers
• 1/2 cup pickled yellow pepper
• 1 cup of celery
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 thumb ginger, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda (can be used for tendering the meat, optional)
• small pinch of salt
• 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons cooking oil
• Marinating sauce
• 1 tablespoon cooking wine
• 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon starch
• small pinch of salt
• pinch of pepper
• 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Cut beef into thin slices (as thin as possible). If you are not skilled at cutting, frozen the beef for around 10 or 15 minutes before cutting.
2. Transfer beef into a large bowl and then add cooking wine, light soy sauce, starch, salt and pepper. Mix generally and them add sesame oil. Combine everything well. Set aside for 15 minutes.
3. Prepare all the side ingredients, cut peppers, celery, garlic and ginger.
4. Heat up cooking oil in wok until really hot and then fry the beef slices for around 30 seconds. Transfer out.
5. Return the extra oil to wok, fry garlic, ginger and all the peppers until aroma. Add celery and sprinkle a pinch of salt too. Return beef, add light soy sauce and give a quick fry. Transfer and serve with steamed rice immediately.

Source: China Sichuan Food