Chinese Beef Recipes

EASY CLASSIC CHINESE BEEF STIR FRY

Steps:

• Combine the cornstarch and 2 tbsp of water in a small bowl, mix until smooth.
• Mix in remaining Sauce ingredients EXCEPT the 1/3 cup water.
• Place the beef and 2 tbsp of Sauce in a bowl and mix gently. Set aside for 15 minutes.
• Add 1/3 cup water into the remaining Sauce. Set aside.
• Heat oil in wok over high heat. Add garlic and cook for 15 seconds.
• Add onion and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the beef and cook until it changes colour from red to light brown but not cooked through.
• Add bell pepper and carrots and stir fry for 30 seconds.
• Add Sauce and cook for 30 seconds.
• Add pak choy and scallions/shallots and cook for a further 1 minute until the Sauce is thickened.
• Remove from heat immediately.
• Serve immediately with rice - or for a low carb, low cal option, try Cauliflower Rice! Garnish with sesame seeds and cilantro, if using.

CHINESE BEEF WITH BROCCOLI STIR FRY RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large bowl, mix together egg white, 1/2 tablespoon potato starch, rice wine, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, and black pepper.
• Add the beef, completely covering it, and marinate for at least 30 minutes. If you want the beef to have more texture and be a bit softer then you can add the optional baking soda.
• Cut the broccoli into small individual florets.
• Boil a pot of water with 1 to 2 teaspoons of salt then blanch the broccoli in the water for 20 to 30 seconds.
• Drain the water and soak the broccoli in iced/cold water immediately to cool it down.
• Heat up a wok with oil, stir fry the garlic and ginger first then add beef and stir fry for 1 minute. Remove it from the wok and set aside.
• Wash the wok and dry it. Heat up a little bit of oil and stir fry the broccoli for 20 seconds.
• Then add the beef back in the wok and keep stir-frying for another 30 seconds.
• Stir in potato starch-water mixture and cook for 20 seconds.
• Add salt to taste and it's ready to serve with hot white rice.

CHINESE-STYLE BRAISED BEEF ONE-POT

Steps:

• Heat 2 tbsp of the oil in a large, shallow casserole. Fry the garlic, ginger, onions and chilli for 3 mins until soft and fragrant. Tip onto a plate. Toss the beef in the flour, add 1 tbsp more oil to the pan, then brown the meat in batches, adding the final tbsp oil if you need to. It should take about 5 mins to brown each batch properly.
• Add the five-spice and star anise (if using) to the pan, tip in the gingery mix, then fry for 1 min until the spices are fragrant. Add the sugar, then the beef and stir until combined. Keep the heat high, then splash in the wine or sherry, scraping up any meaty bits. Heat oven to 150C/fan 130C/gas 2.
• Pour in the soy and stock (it won't cover the meat completely), bring to a simmer, then tightly cover, transfer to the oven and cook for 1½-2 hrs, stirring the meat halfway through. The meat should be very soft, and any sinewy bits should have melted away. Season with more soy. This can now be chilled and frozen for up to 1 month.
• Nestle the cooked bok choi into the pan, then bring to the table with the basmati rice straight away and tuck in.