Orange Flavored Beef Recipes

ORANGE BEEF

Steps:

• First, prepare the beef: Slice the beef against the grain into 2- to 3-inch (5-7cm) pieces, between ⅛- to ¼-inch (about 0.5cm) thick. Add the beef to a medium bowl, along with the water, cornstarch, orange juice, oil, oyster sauce, baking soda, and five spice powder, if using. Marinate for 1 hour.
• Second, mix the sauce: In a medium bowl, add the warm water and sugar. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Then add the orange marmalade, orange juice, light soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, sesame oil, and white pepper. Stir to combine, and set aside.

ORANGE BEEF

Steps:

• Make the sauce: Heat oil in a small sauce pan set over medium-high heat. When it begins to shimmer, add ginger, jalapeño and orange zest and stir to combine. Sauté mixture until ingredients soften, approximately 2 to 3 minutes, then add garlic and continue cooking until it softens, approximately 1 to 2 minutes longer.
• Add orange juice, brown sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce and fish sauce to pan and stir to combine. Allow mixture to come to a boil, then lower the heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until it thickens and reduces by half, approximately 10 to 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare the meat: Combine egg white, cornstarch and salt in a bowl. Add steak, tossing to coat the meat with the batter.
• In a large skillet or wok set over high heat, heat oil until it shimmers and is about to smoke. Add beef to the pan or wok in a single layer and cook without stirring until the bottoms of the pieces are crisp and golden, approximately 60 to 90 seconds. Add white pieces of scallion and chiles to the pan, then turn the beef pieces over and cook the other sides, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes more for medium-rare. Transfer to a platter.
• Pour orange sauce into the hot pan or wok, let it boil and stir it as it thickens. Add meat and white scallions and stir to coat with the sauce. Return meat and sauce to the platter and scatter green scallions over the top. Serve with steamed broccoli and white rice.

BEEF ORANGE STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients until smooth; set aside., In a large skillet or wok, stir-fry beef in 1 teaspoon oil until no longer pink, 3-4 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and keep warm., Stir-fry vegetable blend and garlic in remaining oil for 3 minutes. Stir cornstarch mixture and add to the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Add beef; heat through. Serve with rice.

ORANGE-FLAVORED BEEF

Steps:

• FOR THE MARINADE AND SAUCE: Place beef in zipper bag; set aside. Combine chicken broth, orange juice, grated zest, vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger and cayenne in large sauce pan and whisk until sugar is fully dissolved. Measure out 3/4 cup of mixture and pour into bag with beef. Seal bag, making sure that all pieces of beef are coated with marinade. Refrigerate 30 - 60 minutes, but no longer. Bring remaining mixture to boil in sauce pan over high heat. In a small bowl, combine 3 teaspoons cornstarch with the cold water; whisk together until smooth and then whisk into boiling sauce. Simmer sauce, stirring occasionally until thick and translucent, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in orange peel and chiles. Set sauce aside.
• FOR THE COATING: Place egg whites in pie plate; using fork, beat until frothy. In second pie plate, whisk remaining 2 teaspoons cornstarch, cayenne, and baking soda until combined. Drain beef in colander or large mesh strainer; thoroughly pat beef dry with paper towels. Place half of beef pieces in egg whites and turn to coat. Transfer pieces to cornstarch mixture and coat thoroughly. Place dredged beef pieces on wire rack, set over baking sheet; repeat with remaining beef.
• TO FRY THE BEEF: Heat about 3 cups oil in large, deep pan to 350 degrees. Carefully place half of beef in oil one piece at a time; fry until golden brown, about 3 minutes, turning each piece with tongs half-way through cooking. Transfer beef to large plate lined with paper towels. Return oil to 350 degrees and repeat with remaining beef.
• TO SERVE: Reheat sauce over medium heat until simmering, about 2 minutes. Add beef and gently toss until evenly coated and heated through. Serve immediately.

ORANGE BEEF

Steps:

• Marinate the beef with baking soda in the refrigerator for 8 hours or, preferably, overnight. After marinating, wash thoroughly, twice, with cold water. Drain and dry with paper towels. Place the beef in a bowl, add the egg white, and mix well until the beef is coated. Add the wine, white pepper, 1 tablespoon peanut oil, and cornstarch, mixing with your hand each time and ingredient is added. Allow to rest for 1 hour, refrigerated. There should be no residue.
• In a bowl, combine the sauce ingredients and set aside.
• Heat a wok over high heat for 1 minute. Add the 3 1/2 cups peanut oil and heat to 400 degrees F. Place the beef strips, one at a time, in the oil and cook for 1 1/2 minutes, loosening the beef with a spatula. Remove with a strainer and drain. Heat the oil again to 425 degrees F. Place the beef strips again in the oil and cook for 2 minutes, until the beef becomes crisp. Remove and allow to drain.
• Drain off all but 1 tablespoon oil from the wok and heat over high heat for 20 seconds. Add the dried chilies, stir, and cook until darkened. Add the ginger and garlic and stir briefly. Add the fresh chili and orange peel and stir briefly. Add the scallions, and mix well. Add the beef and cook, stirring, for 45 seconds. Make a well in the center of the mixture, stir the sauce mixture, and pour in. Mix well until the sauce is absorbed and the beef acquires a shiny coating. Remove to a serving dish and serve, garnished with the orange slices.

SZECHUAN CRISPY ORANGE BEEF

Steps:

• *THEORANGE: With vegetable peeler,cut zest from orange into long pieces.
• Cut pieces into thin strips.
• Dry slightly in microwave oven.
• Slice the orange for garnish.
• Steak should be frozen, but still pliable for easier slicing, slice in strips across the grain.
• Coat the meat completely with cornstarch and set aside.
• Combine dried orange peel in a small dish with hot pepper.
• Cut onion and combine in another small dish with water chestnuts.
• Mince garlic and green onion.
• SAUCE: Combine rice wine, sugar, soy sauce, chicken broth, and oyster sauce in a small bowl.
• Put a metal strainer over a large saucepan in kitchen sink.
• Heat wok for two minutes over highest heat.
• Add oil and heat until it is very hot.
• Add beef, stir to break it up.
• Fry for 2 to 3 minutes, til the outside is crispy.
• Transfer to strainer in sink and pour oil and beef into it.
• Place empty wok back on high heat, add garlic and green onion.
• Add hot pepper and orange peel, Stir briefly.
• Add onion and water chestnuts and stir 30 seconds.
• Add sauce and stir well to coat.
• Let mixture boil until it thickens slightly.
• Add hot beef and then sesame oil.
• Put on serving plate and garnish plate with orange slices.
• Serve with rice.

ORANGE-FLAVORED BEEF AND SNOW PEA STIR-FRY WITH NOODLES

Steps:

• In a bowl dissolve cornstarch in soy sauce and stir in broth, zest and sugar.
• In a kettle of salted boiling water cook noodles until tender and drain well.
• While noodles are cooking, in a heavy skillet measuring about 10 inches across top heat 1 tablespoon of oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Stir-fry beef, patted dry and seasoned with salt and pepper, until browned, about 45 seconds, and transfer to bowl. Add the remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil to skillet and stir-fry garlic, gingerroot, and snow peas 30 seconds. Stir cornstarch mixture and add to snow peas, stirring. Simmer mixture until thickened and stir in beef with any juices accumulated in bowl and salt and pepper to taste. In a large bowl toss beef mixture with noodles.