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Sichuan Tangerine Beef

Sichuan Tangerine Beef
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Hot Sichuan Beef with a sweet and tangy sauce, it’s a perfect combination of fire and sweet fused into a single recipe. This Chinese beef recipe is best accompanied by piping hot jasmine rice.

Recipe
PRE TIME: 20 min
COOKING TIME: 30 min
TOTAL TIME: 50 min
4 SERVING
Ingredients:
  • 1 lb. Beef flank steak
  • Marinade
  • 1/4 tsp. Salt
  • 1 tsp. Shaoxing wine
  • 1/4 tsp. White pepper
  • 1 Stalk Green onions, cut Into 1/2 Inch Pieces.
  • 2 Slices Ginger, sliced
  • 1 tsp. Cooking oil
  • Frying
  • 1 1/2 qt. Cooking oil
  • Caramelized sugar mixture
  • 1/4 cup Cooking oil
  • 1/4 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 cup Water
  • For the sauce
  • 2 tbsp. Cooking oil
  • 4 Stalks Dried Cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp. Sichuan peppercorn
  • 1 cup Salted chicken stock
  • 2 Stalks Green Onions, Cut Into 1/2 Inch Pieces.
  • 2 Slices Ginger, sliced
  • 1 tsp. Shaoxing wine
  • 1/2 tsp. Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Dried Tangerine peel
  • 2 tsp. Chili oil
  • 1/4 tsp. Sesame oil
Directions:
1
Season the beef sliced with salt, half of Shaoxing wine, and ground white pepper; mix well and add slices of green onions and ginger.
2
Drizzle the mixture with 1 teaspoon of cooking oil and mix well. Marinate for 15 minutes.
3
Place 1 1/2 qt. oil into a heated wok and fry the beef slices for 3 minutes.
4
Strain the beef slices and refry for a seconds time on very high heat until crisp for 30 seconds. Strain and transfer to a serving plate. Remove the oil.
5
Place a quarter cup of vegetable oil in the same wok and heat. Sprinkle the granulated sugar until it becomes caramel.
6
Slowly add the water and bring to a boil until thickened.
7
Remove and transfer to a small bowl.
8
In the same wok, pour 2 tbsp. vegetable oil and add dried cayenne pepper, Sichuan peppercorn, and salted chicken stock.
9
Add in the ginger and green onion slices; pour the remaining Shaoxing wine.
10
Toss in the beef slices and the prepared sweet sauce.
11
Season with sugar and add the chopped dried tangerine peel. Simmer for a couple of minutes.
12
Drizzle with sesame oil and chili oil; mix well and serve immediately.
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