International Recipes
Szechwan Beef
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
Cooking Sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon dry sherry
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
Beef
- 1 pound lean boneless beef steak (such as top round, flank or sirloin)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 16 dried hot red chiles
- 2 large carrots, cut into 3-inch long julienne strips
- 1 (8 ounce) can sliced bamboo shoots, drained (thinly sliced, if desired)
- Fresh cilantro leaves (optional)
Instructions
Cooking Sauce
- Stir together all ingredients; set aside.
Beef
- Cut beef with the grain into 1 1/2 inch wide strips; then cut each strip across the grain into 1/8-inch thick slanting slices. Set aside.
- Place a wok over high heat; when wok is hot, add oil. When oil is hot, add chiles and cook, stirring, until chiles just begin to char. Remove chiles from wok; set aside.
- Add beef to wok and stir fry until browned (1 1/2 to 2 minutes); remove from wok and set aside. Add carrots to wok and stir fry until tender-crisp to bite (about 3 minutes). Add bamboo shoots and stir fry for 1 more minute.
- Return meat and chiles to wok; stir Cooking Sauce and add. Stir until sauce boils and thickens.
- Garnish with cilantro, if desired.