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This classic Szechuan dish features tender flank steak stir-fried with bamboo shoots, celery, and carrots. The beef is marinated in soy sauce, rice wine, and cornstarch for maximum tenderness. Aromatics like garlic, ginger, and Szechuan peppercorns create a complex, spicy flavor profile. Finished with a glossy sauce and hot pepper oil, this dish is perfect for a quick and flavorful dinner.
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Szechuan Spicy Beef
Description
This classic Szechuan dish features tender flank steak stir-fried with bamboo shoots, celery, and carrots. The beef is marinated in soy sauce, rice wine, and cornstarch for maximum tenderness. Aromatics like garlic, ginger, and Szechuan peppercorns create a complex, spicy flavor profile. Finished with a glossy sauce and hot pepper oil, this dish is perfect for a quick and flavorful dinner.Ingredients
Directions
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Trim the steak and work with half the soy sauce, rice wine, cornstarch, and sesame oil, as well as the water and egg white.
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Let stand an hour or more.
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Heat peanut oil in a wok and add the marinated meat.
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Sear and brown, adding the marinade if any remains on the plate.
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Add garlic, ginger, peppercorns, bean paste, and half the remaining soy sauce and wine.
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Add all the vegetables and stir fry.
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In a bowl put the vinegar, sugar, stock and remaining soy sauce, wine, sesame oil and cornstarch.
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Mix thoroughly and add to the wok.
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Toss and cook for 30 seconds.
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Remove to serving dish, drizzle with hot pepper oil and garnish with minced scallions.
Nutrition Facts
Servings 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 728.5kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 52.6g81%
- Saturated Fat 15.6g78%
- Cholesterol 232.9mg78%
- Sodium 174.9mg8%
- Total Carbohydrate 5.9g2%
- Dietary Fiber 0.4g2%
- Sugars 0.7g
- Protein 52.9g106%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
szechuan, beef, flank steak, stir fry, chinese, spicy, peppercorn, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, bamboo shoots, celery, carrot, sesame oil, rice wine
