Stir Fried Beef With Sweet And Pungent Radishes Recipes

SWEET AND SOUR STIR-FRIED RADISHES WITH THEIR GREENS

Steps:

• Cut away greens from radishes and trim off bottoms of the stems. Wash in 2 changes of water and spin dry. Chop coarsely. Trim away tips of radishes and quarter lengthwise if large, cut in half if small.
• In a small bowl or measuring cup combine soy sauce, vinegar, agave nectar or honey, and stock or water. Have all ingredients within arm's length of your burner.
• Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok over high heat until a drop of water evaporates within a second or two when added to the pan. Add oil to wok or pan and swirl to coat sides, then add garlic and ginger and stir-fry for no more than 10 seconds. Add white parts of scallions and stir-fry for 30 seconds to a minute. Add radish greens, salt and pepper and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes more, until they wilt, and stir in radishes. Stir-fry for 1/2 minute and add soy sauce mixture. Stir-fry for a minute more, then stir in ilantro and scallion greens, stir together for a few seconds, add cornstarch slurry and stir until vegetables are glazed (less than 30 seconds). Remove from heat and serve.

STIR-FRIED BEEF WITH SWEET-AND-PUNGENT RADISHES

Steps:

• 1. Slice beef thin against the grain. Combine cornstarch and soy sauce. Add to beef and toss to coat. Slice (but do not peel) radishes. 2. Heat oil. Add beef and stir-fry until it loses its redness. Remove from pan. 3. Add to pan sugar, vinegar and water, and heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Then return beef and stir-fry about 2 minutes more. 4. Add sliced radishes, stir-frying only to heat through. (If left in the pan too long, radishes will lose their color.) Serve at once. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

BEEF WITH RADISHES (STIR-FRY)

Steps:

• Slice beef into thin strips.
• Mix together the marinade ingredients; add the beef slices and marinate for 30 minutes.
• Mix the oil, sake, water, sugar and remaining cornstarch in a saucepan.
• Heat until very hot, then add the beef and cook for about 3 minutes.
• Add the sliced radishes and cook only until the radishes are heated through.
• serve immediately.