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Beef and Broccoli
Beef and Broccoli
Beef and broccoli is one of the most popular Chinese American takeout menu items. It is also one of the easiest dishes to prepare; ready in 5 minutes. The broccoli gets steamed for a minute. Then beef gets sautéed for a couple minutes. The broccoli gets tossed back in with the sauce and cooked for another minutes. Serve with steamed rice.
Ingredients
- 1 lb top sirloin, flank, or skirt steak thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
Sauce
- 1 cup beef stock
- 2 tbsp shaoxing cooking wine
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
Stir Fry
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 head broccoli cut into florets
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tsp ginger minced
Instructions
- Marinate the beef in the soy sauce, oil, and cornstarch for 10 minutes.
- Mix together the sauce ingredients. Set aside.
- Bring a 1/4 cup of water to a boil in a sauté pan over medium high heat. Add in the broccoli. Cover and steam for 1 minute. Remove from the pan and wipe clean.
- Heat up cooking oil in the same pan. Add in the beef in a single layer. Cook for 30 seconds a side.
- Add in the garlic and ginger. Cook for 30 seconds.
- Add in the broccoli and sauté for 30 seconds.
- Pour in the sauce. It will thicken quickly in less than a minute.
Xinjiang Cumin Lamb
Xinjiang Cumin Lamb
North Western China has a Muslim population of about 20 million; where lamb is quite popular. Cumin lamb is one of the more commonly eaten lamb dishes. Cubes of lamb are stir fried with onions, garlic, ginger, and dried red chilies. The lamb is seasoned with cumin, Sichuan peppercorns, and chili flakes; ready in under 10 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless leg of lamb cut into cubes
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp shaoxing cooking wine
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
Spice Mix
- 2 tbsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp chili flakes
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp ground Sichuan peppercorns
Stir Fry
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup dried Sichuan chilies
- 1/2 medium white onion sliced
- 6 garlic cloves sliced
- 1 tbsp ginger minced
- 1 cup cilantro roughly chopped
Garnish
- toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
- Marinate the lamb with the soy sauce, cooking wine and salt for 30 minutes.
- Pour out the liquid and coat the lamb in cornstarch.
- Heat up 2 tbsp of cooking oil in a sauté pan or wok over medium high heat. Add the lamb, sautéing for a minute a side. Remove from the pan.
- Pour in the rest of the cooking oil. Sauté the onion, ginger, garlic, and dried chilies for 1 minute.
- Add the lamb back into the pan. Season with the spice mix. Sauté for 1 minute.
- Turn off the heat. Stir in the cilantro.
Salt and Pepper Pork Chop
Salt and Pepper Pork Chop
This might not be what you think of when you hear the work pork chops. Instead of cooking a pork chop whole, pieces are cut from a boneless loin, marinated, then tossed in cornstarch, and lightly fried. The pork pieces are tossed with fried garlic, jalapeños, and seasoned with white pepper and salt. So simple yet beyond flavorful. I like to serve the salt and pepper pork chops with Chinese coleslaw to help create balance with fried food.
Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless pork chops cut into irregular pieces
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil plus more for frying
- 1 tbsp shaoxing cooking wine
- 1/4 cup cornstarch plus 1 tbsp
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 jalapeños thinly sliced
- 3 garlic cloves sliced
Pepper Salt
- 1/2 tsp white pepper
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Marinate the pork with 2 tbsp of vegetable oil, 1 tbsp of cornstarch, cooking wine, and salt for 15 minutes.
- Add 2 tbsp of the cooking oil into a sauté pan over medium high heat. Sauté the jalapeños and garlic. Fry for 2 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon.
- Toss the marinated pork with 1/4 cup of cornstarch.
- Add a 1/4” of cooking oil to the sauté pan. Add half of the pork to the pan, making sure to not overcrowd the pan.
- Fry for 3-4 minutes a side until crispy.
- Drain the grease from the pork on paper towels.
- Mix together the salt and white pepper.
- Toss the pork with the garlic, jalapeños, and pepper salt.
