Chinese Beef Stir Fry Over Golden Pancake Food

HOW TO TENDERISE BEEF (VELVETING BEEF)

Steps:

• Slice beef thinly against the grain. (Note 3)
• Place in a bowl. Sprinkle over baking soda, toss with fingers to coat evenly.
• Refrigerate for 30 to 40 minutes. (See Note 1 for different cuts)
• Rinse beef well with tap water. Shake off excess water, then use paper towels to blot away excess water (doesn't need to be 100% dry).
• Proceed with recipe of choice. Beef can be marinated or seasoned before cooking, stir fried or deep fried, and it will be soft and tender, "velvet" like. Use for Stir Fries, Stir Fried Noodles, Beef Stroganoff and any other recipe calling for quick-cooked beef strips.

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 SCALLION PANCAKE BEEF ROLLS

Steps:

• Place flour and salt in a large bowl; stir in boiling water until dough forms a ball. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 4-6 minutes. Place in a large bowl; cover and let rest for 30 minutes., Divide dough into 8 portions; roll each portion into an 8-in. circle. Sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon green onion. Roll up jelly-roll style; holding 1 end of the rope, wrap dough around, forming a coil, pinching to seal. Flatten slightly. Roll each coil to 1/8-in. thickness., In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, heat 1 tablespoon canola oil. Cook pancakes, 1 at a time, over medium-high heat until golden brown, 2-3 minutes on each side, adding more oil as needed; keep warm. , In the same skillet, heat sesame oil over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic and ginger; cook and stir until tender, 5-6 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients; cook until heated through, 3-4 minutes longer. Spoon about 1/4 cup beef mixture down center of each pancake. If desired, sprinkle with sliced green onions. Roll up tightly and serve.

REAL-DEAL SZECHUAN BEEF STIR FRY

Steps:

• Beat the egg in a medium sized bowl. Add the sliced beef, vegetable oil, and salt. Mix well and let marinate for 15 to 20 minutes while preparing the other ingredients.
• Combine everything for the sauce in a big bowl and mix well.
• When you're ready to cook, drain the extra liquid from the bowl of beef. Add the cornstarch. Stir to coat the beef, until it forms an uneven coating with a little dry cornstarch left unattached.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet (or a cast iron pan) over medium high heat until hot. Add the beef and spread into a single layer in the skillet. Separate the beef pieces with a pair of tongs or chopsticks.
• Cook without touching the beef for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the bottom turns golden. Flip to brown the other side, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer the beef to a big plate and remove the pan from the stove. Let cool for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Place the pan back onto the stove and turn to medium heat. You should still have 1 to 2 tablespoons of oil in the pan. If not, add more.
• Add the onion, pepper, and dried chili pepper. Cook and stir for 1 minute.
• Add the ginger and garlic. Stir a few times to release the fragrance.
• Stir the sauce again to dissolve the cornstarch completely. Pour into the pan. Stir and cook until it thickens a bit.
• Add back the beef pieces. Stir to coat beef with sauce.
• Transfer everything to a plate immediately and garnish with roasted sesame seeds, if using.
• Serve hot over steamed rice as a main dish.

CHINESE BEEF STIR FRY OVER GOLDEN PANCAKE

Steps:

• Marinate beef; stir sherry, soy, cornstarch, garlic and ginger.
• Toss beef to marinate.
• Sauce: Stir fry chicken broth, oyster sauce, chili garlic sauce, cornstarch, pepper and sesame oil together.
• Set aside.
• Cook noodles in large pot, according to directions.
• Drain, rinse under cool water, drain again.
• Heat skillet over medium high heat.
• Add 1 T of oil and coat.
• Spread noodles evenly and cook, pressing lightly from time to time to form a cake, until bottom is golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• Turn cake over.
• Drizzle 1 T oil on bottom and cook other side.
• Transfer to plate.
• Heat wok over high heat.
• Add 1 T oil, swirl Add meat and stir fry until no longer pink.
• Remove from pan.
• Add onion to wok and stir fry until crisp tender.
• Add asparagus and cook.
• Return meat to wok pour in sauce and bring to boil.
• Cook until slightly thickened.
• Spoon over cake.

CHINESE BEEF

Steps:

• Coat the beef in cornstarch and mix with the ingredients except the green onions.
• Sautee the garilc and ginger in the 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil (about 2 to three minutes).
• Put the rest in the skillet and cook.

CHINESE BEEF STIR FRY IN OYSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Slice beef thinly into 1 inch square. Put in a bowl and marinate for 1 hour.
• Heat wok and add 1 T oil, stir fry vegetable until crisp tender.
• Pour in seasoning sauce for veg, blend well and arrange vegetable on plate.
• Heat wok again and stir fry beef in 4 T oil till light brown, set aside.
• In the same wok, stir fry ginger and green onions.
• Add beef stir quickly then add the seasoning sauce.
• Stir until thickened and heated through.
• Pour over vegetable and serve with rice.

FRIED SPRING ONION PANCAKE

Steps:

• Boil 1 cup of water; Add 1/4 cup of cold water to the boiled water.
• Put 3 cups of flour into a large bowl; Slowly pour approximately 1 cup of the hot water into the flour and stir the bowl while you pour.
• Knead until all of the flour in the bowl has joined the dough; (It may seem like there is too little water at first, but be patient; The dough will be kind of hot when kneading; When you are done, your dough should not be sticky and should look grayish).
• Cover the ball of dough with 2 layers of moist paper towels; Leave covered for at least 1 hour; After an hour or so, the dough should have transformed from gray to white; (You can use the wait-time to prepare the next step).
• Have your chopped onions and cooking oil ready in small bowls; Make sure your rolling pin and rolling board are floured; The steps to follow will need to be repeated until all of the ingredients are used up.
• Make a ball of dough 6-10 ounces in volume; (6 ounces will give you a pancake the size of a CD and will allow you to o fry 2-3 of them at the same time;) Make sure you re-cover the bowl each time you remove some dough.
• Use the roller to flatten the ball into a round circle 2-mm thick; Sprinkle salt (you decide how much) uniformly over the'circle;' Use the roller to roll the salt crystals into the dough.
• Brush a thin amount of cooking oil uniformly over the circle; Then sprinkle 1-2 teaspoons of chopped onion uniformly over the circle; (Read the next step before applying the onions, so as to better understand how much onions to apply).
• Roll the circle into a cylinder; (If you put too much onion, it won't roll well) Gently squeeze as much air out of the'cylinder' as you can; Pinch the ends so the onions wont fall out; (If the sides of your cylinder start popping holes, you made the circle too thin, but don't worry).
• Roll the cylinder along the length and tuck the outer-end into the roll; Your creation should look like a snail shell and be shaped like a rollerskate wheel.
• Rest the'wheel' on its face and use your roller to flatten it into a pancake, around 4-5 mm thick; Don't be worried if onions start spilling out when you flatten.
• Brush your frying pan with cooking oil and fry on low heat; Turn when the bottom is crispy; The final pancake should be crispy on the outside, with a few burn spots on the surface, and dense and chewy on the inside.
• I recommend tasting the first one to decide if you want to add more salt or onion, or if you want to make the pancake thicker or thinner.

CHINESE CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In resealable bag, put the chicken pieces, pineapple and juice, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, cornstarch, chicken broth and hoisin sauce.
• Shake well.
• Refrigerate for 25 minutes (or up to 24 hours).
• Coat a wok with cooking spray and set to med hi heat.
• Remove the chicken and pineapple from bag with slotted spoon, (keep the marinade).
• When wok is hot, add the chicken and pineapple.
• Cook and stir for 2 minutes.
• Add the peppers; cook and stir for 3 minutes.
• Add the marinade; bring to a boil.
• Cook and stir for 5 minutes.
• Serve over rice.

GOLDY BEAR'S CHINESE BEEF STIR-FRY WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Combine the sherry, soy sauce, half the cornstarch, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of the oil, pepper, and garlic.
• Marinate the sirloin at room temp in the mixture for one hour.
• Heat a tablespoon of the remaining oil in a wok over high heat.
• Stir-fry beef quickly, until the meat is medium rare. Remove and set aside.
• Mix the remaining cornstarch with the oyster sauce.
• Reheat the wok with the remaining oil.
• Add the broccoli and carrots; stir-fry for 30 seconds.
• Add the broth, cover the wok, and steam for approximately one minute or until the vegetables are tender-crisp.
• Add the corn, snow peas, scallion, beef & oyster-cornstarch mixture.
• Heat quickly, until the sauce is clear and thickened.
• Serve immediately.