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Szechuan Beef

Crisp-coated beef cooks with vegetables and a sweet, spicy sauce in one hot skillet.

$1.63per serving $
35 minstart to table
4servings

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb beef
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sesame seed oil
  • 1 pinch pepper
  • 1 egg white
  • 3 tbsp starch
  • 4 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 1 tsp garlic
  • 3/4 cup onion
  • 1/2 cup carrots
  • 3/4 cup green pepper
  • 1 cup celery
  • 1 cup mushrooms
  • 1 tbsp cooking wine
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1/2 tsp hotsauce
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce

Steps

  1. Toss the beef with salt, pepper, sesame oil, egg white, and starch.
  2. Heat 4 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook the beef for 5 minutes, until it reaches 145 F.
  3. Heat the remaining oil in the skillet and cook the ginger, garlic, onion, carrots, pepper, celery, and mushrooms for 7 minutes.
  4. Stir in the cooking wine and water, then simmer for 3 minutes.
  5. Add the oyster sauce, hot sauce, sugar, and soy sauce, then cook for 2 minutes.
  6. Return the beef to the skillet and toss for 2 minutes until hot and coated.

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