All the great flavors you love about Szechuan beef, with a kick of fiery sweet ginger heat! This Szechuan beef is the ultimate in Chinese take-out comfort food, yet is incredibly easy and ready in just 30 minutes!
INGREDIENTS
· BEEF:
· 1.5 lb flank or skirt steak or use pre-sliced stir fry beef from the store
· 1 Tbsp soy sauce
· 1 Tbsp mirin
· 3 Tbsp cornstarch
· 3 Tbsp sesame oil
· VEGETABLE TOPPING:
· 3 inch celery stalks julienned into thin 2 long strips
· 1/2 cup shredded carrots
· 3 inch green onions sliced thinly, on a diagonal, into 1/2 pieces
· SAUCE:
· 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
· 1/4 tsp Chinese 5 spice
· 2 cloves garlic minced
· 2 Tbsp packed brown sugar
· 1 inch of fresh Ginger grated or very finely minced
· 4 Tbps soy sauce
· 2 Tbsp water
· 1 Tbsp Sriracha
· 1 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
· 2 tsp hoisin sauce
· 1 green onion thinly sliced
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Slice steak, across the grain, into 1/4 inch thick strips (see picture tutorial HERE), and place in a large plastic bag.
2. Add mirin and soy sauce and massage into the meat. Add cornstarch, seal the bag and toss/massage to coat the meat.
3. Let meat marinate for about 10 minutes or so.
4. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together sauce ingredients and set aside.
5. Slice vegetables and set aside.
6. Add sesame oil to wok (or large saute pan) and heat over MED-HIGH heat.
7. Add beef to hot pan (just enough to cover the bottom of the pan - you'll probably want to do at least 2 batches), and saute about 2-3 minutes. Remove beef to a plate and cook remaining batches.
8. Add sliced vegetables to the hot pan and cook about 1-3 minutes (depending on how tender you want them), stirring often.
9. Pour in Szechuan sauce and cook about a minute, until slightly thickened.
10. Add cooked beef and turn to coat in the sauce.
RECIPE NOTES
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