Fortune Garden Orange Beef
- Ready In:
- 28mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
4-8
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 lbs flank steaks, sliced into 1/4-inch-thick strips (this is easier if beef is slightly frozen)
- 2⁄3 cup plus 3 tablespoons water
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 tablespoons shaosing wine or 3 tablespoons dry sherry
- 1 egg white
- 3 1⁄2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 green onions, cut into 1/2-inch lengths (about 1/3 cup)
- 3 tablespoons dried orange peel
- 3 thin slices fresh ginger, chopped
- 1 red chili pepper, chopped (optional, this is the long, thin, hot red pepper)
- 1⁄4 cup chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 4 cups oil
- 10 small dried hot red chili peppers (to taste)
directions
- Place beef in bowl; combine 2/3 cup water with baking soda and pour over beef.;refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight.
- Rinse beef thoroughly under cold running water, drain well and pat dry;transfer to dry bowl.
- Add 1 tablespoon wine and egg white and stir briskly, using circular motion, until egg white is foamy.
- Add 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch and 2 tablespoons oil.
- Combine green onion,dried orange peel, ginger and fresh red pepper in small bowl.
- Combine remaining 2 tablespoons cornstarch and remaining 3 tablespoons water in small bowl;add remaining 2 tablespoons wine.
- Blend in chicken broth,light soy sauce sugar and sesame oil.
- Heat remaining 4 cups oil in wok or large heavy skillet over high heat until almost smoking.
- Add beef and cook about 45 seconds, stirring constantly.
- Remove beef with slotted spoon and drain (do not turn off heat).
- Return beef to wok and cook 15 seconds,stirring;drain again.
- Return beef to wok and cook,stirring, 15 more seconds;drain well.
- (Repeated cooking will make meat crisp outside and juicy inside).
- Drain all but 2 tablespoons oil from wok;return wok to high heat and add hot peppers, stirring until almost black, about 30 seconds;remove peppers with slotted spoon and discard.
- Add green onion mixture to wok and stir briefly.
- Add beef and cook, stirring constantly,about 10 seconds.
- Add wine mixture and stir until meat is well coated and piping hot, about 15 seconds.
- Turn into dish and serve immediately;serve with hot cooked rice.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Leslie in Texas
Spring, Texas