Napa Cabbage Stir Fry With Marinated Steak Food

NAPA CABBAGE STIR FRY WITH MARINATED STEAK

Steps:

• In medium size sauté pan or wok, heat small amount of olive oil over high heat and toss in small amount of fresh minced garlic and ginger for aromatics.Add meat; cook for 10 seconds.Add rice and vegetables; toss briefly. (Be careful not to overcook cabbage or it will wilt and turn dark, ugly green color.)Quickly add desired amount of sauce, enough to coat vegetables. Toss until heated through.Place in serving bowl and garnish with green onion and sesame seeds. Note: Cook time should not exceed 1 ½ minutes.Steak PrepRemove any excess fat from steak.Combine ginger, garlic powder, soy sauce and olive oil and rub mixture over steak; marinate for 12 to 24 hours. Season steak with salt and pepper; grill to desired doneness. Let rest for 20 minutes; thinly slice against grain and on bias, cool until ready for use.Simple Stir-fry SauceIn medium sauce pot, heat oil over low heat. Add ginger and garlic; sauté until aroma is apparent.Add water, chicken base, hoisin, soy and sugar; bring to a light simmer.Thicken with cornstarch slurry; adjust consistency to your liking.Add lime juice and remove from heat. Cool until ready to use.VegetablesCombine all ingredients; refrigerate until ready for use. Rice In medium pot over low heat, add oil and sauté garlic. Add water and base, season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil.Add brown rice and reduce to a light simmer. Cover and cook for about 25 minutes.Remove from heat and let sit for 10 minutes.Pour onto sheet tray and cool.Toss rice with a little olive oil and mix in farro; refrigerate until ready to serve.

BEEF AND NAPA CABBAGE STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Stir together soy sauce, vinegar, oyster sauce, and cornstarch.
• Pat steak dry, then halve lengthwise and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Toss with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper.
• Heat wok over high heat until a drop of water evaporates immediately. Add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, swirling to coat, then stir-fry garlic and ginger until golden and fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add beef, quickly spreading pieces in 1 layer on bottom and sides of wok. Cook, undisturbed, 2 minutes, then stir-fry until meat is just browned but still pink in center, about 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl.
• Wipe wok clean, then swirl in remaining tablespoon oil and stir-fry cabbage stems over high heat until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Add cabbage leaves and beef with juices, then stir soy mixture and add. Stir-fry until sauce is simmering and slightly thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Discard ginger if desired; season with salt.

CHICKEN AND NAPA CABBAGE STIR FRY

Steps:

• Slice the chicken into thin pieces, 1/8-inch thick and 2 to 3 inches long.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet or wok over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, tossing over high heat until it begins to brown evenly. Add mushrooms and carrots and stir fry briefly, shaking the pan and tossing the chicken and mushrooms together.
• Add the cabbage and stir to combine well. Add the fish sauce and sesame oil. Cook the cabbage briefly before adding the chicken broth. Bring quickly to the boil and reduce for a moment before adding the honey, vinegar, salt and pepper. Toss for another 1 minute. Add the dissolved cornstarch and stir in to coat evenly. Remove from the head before the cabbage loses its crispness and color and serve.

STIR-FRIED PORK WITH NAPA CABBAGE

Steps:

• Trim off and discard any silver skin from pork (do not trim fat). Cut pork across grain into 1/4-inch-thick slices, then toss with 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 2 teaspoons cornstarch, and 1 tablespoon sugar in a bowl.
• Stir together vinegar, salt, remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce, and remaining 1/2 tablespoon sugar in a small bowl.
• Stir together water and remaining 2 teaspoons cornstarch in a cup.
• Rinse cabbage in a large colander. Tap colander lightly, then transfer cabbage to a large bowl with water still clinging to leaves.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over high heat until hot but not smoking, then add pork in 1 layer as quickly as possible. Cook, undisturbed, until pork begins to brown, about 3 minutes, then turn over and cook, undisturbed, until browned but still pink in center, about 1 minute more. Transfer pork and any juices to a plate. Do not clean skillet.
• Heat remaining tablespoon oil in skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then stir-fry garlic and ginger 30 seconds. Add half of cabbage and stir-fry over high heat until cabbage is wilted, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in remaining cabbage (skillet will be very full), along with any water in bowl, and soy sauce mixture, then cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until all of cabbage is tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Add pork, along with any juices accumulated on plate, and bring to a boil. Stir cornstarch mixture, then pour into skillet and boil, stirring, until sauce is slightly thickened, about 1 minute. Season with salt, then serve sprinkled with cilantro.

A FARE TO REMEMBER (BEEF AND CABBAGE STIR FRY)

Steps:

• Remove and discard the fat from the sirloin and slice into thin 1-2" strips against the grain. Put the meat in a bowl with the corn starch. Stir until the meat is coated, then fold in the soy sauce, sesame oil and the rice wine. Put in the fridge to marinade for 15 minutes at least.
• Remove the outer leaves from the head of cabbage, and wash the cabbage. Shake off the rest of the water and break off the leaves. Cut out the thick white heart of each leaf and cut the remaining frill into inch-square pieces.
• Heat a pan over medium high to high heat and add half the peanut oil. Take the strips of meat out of the marinade, shake off the moisture as well as possible and fry them in the pan on both sides, in small batches, about 1 minute per side. Put the meat aside in a bowl and cover.
• Add the rest of the peanut oil to the pan and when it's hot, put in the garlic, ginger and green onions. Stir-fry quickly until the onions begin to brown, then add the meat back in, together with the meat juices from the bowl. Quickly add the cabbage and stir-fry for 30 seconds. Then add the oyster sauce and stir in quickly. Serve immediately.