Kung Pao Beef

Name: Kung Pao Beef
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/4 lb Beef, lean is better; salt; ground black pepper; 2 1/2 tbsp cornstarch; 2 tbsp ketchup, tomato; 2 tbsp cooking white wine; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 1 tbsp chili sauce or hot sauce; 2 tbsp Black pepper corns; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 4 each fresh hot chillies like Serrano or jalapeno, more or less to taste; 2 cup mixed veggies, fresh or frozen; 3/4 cup dry roasted peanuts; 1/2 bunch cilantro, stems and leaves, chopped; 2 each green onions, sliced

Fo Fa @cook_2813029

If you have Szechuan pepper corns, use them instead of the black pepper corns, I can't ever find them and don't use them enough to warrant a large quantity purchase, but black pepper corns seems to work pretty good as a substitute. This is not too difficult, and a good way to use up that beef sitting in the fridge. It had good flavor, didn't take a lot of time. Prep before cooking, trust me on this. When you start the stir-fry process, you have to keep stirring, no time for prep. Read through the directions first, cooking time is short and busy. Above all, have fun doing it.

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Ingredients

30 mins

5 servings

meat mix
1 1/4 lbBeef, lean is better
salt
ground black pepper
2 1/2 tbspcornstarch
sauce
2 tbspketchup, tomato
2 tbspcooking white wine
2 tbspsoy sauce
2 tbspbalsamic vinegar
1 tbspchili sauce or hot sauce
main
2 tbspBlack pepper corns
3 tbspvegetable oil
4each fresh hot chillies like Serrano or jalapeno, more or less to taste
2 cupmixed veggies, fresh or frozen
3/4 cupdry roasted peanuts
final
1/2 bunchcilantro, stems and leaves, chopped
2each green onions, sliced

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Steps

30 mins

1

Slice beef into pieces. Mine were about 1/2 inch by 2 inches. But make them whatever size you like. I was using a sirloin steak this time. I cut it in half lengthwise, and sliced each half.
2

Sprinkle the beef with salt and pepper in a small bowl, mix well
3

Add cornstarch, mix until all is coated, set aside
4

In a small container, I used a coffee mug, mix together the sauce ingredients. Set aside
5

Using a stir-fry, wok, or skillet, add 1 tablespoon oil, heat on medium high
6

Add about 1/3 of your fresh chillies, sliced or diced, to oil, stir for about 30 seconds
7

Add veggies to pan, stir-fry until done, about 3-4 minutes, remove and set aside
8

Add remaining 2 tablespoon oil to your pan, allow to heat up, about 30 seconds
9

Roughly crush the pepper corns, add to the pan, stir for about 1 minute
10

Remaining fresh chillies, add them to the pan, stir for 1 minute
11

Add beef to pan, stir-fry until brown (not done, just browned), 2 - 3 minutes
12

Add peanuts to meat, keep stirring, 1 minute
13

Add veggies back in, keep stirring, 2 minutes to warm through.
14

Give sauce one final stir, add to pan, keep stirring
15

When the sauce has reduced and thickened, reduce heat to medium low, stir 1 minute to allow heat to reduce in pan.
16

Add cilantro and green onions, stir for 1 more minute
17

Serve. We usually serve ours over rice, but I could see this over noodles also.

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Fo Fa @cook_2813029

on June 13, 2015 14:52

My wife is disabled, she has M.S. And she finds it hard to cook from her wheelchair. I like a variety of foods, but hate tomatoes, so you don't see too many of my recipes with tomatoes on them. Also both of us have type II diabetes, so high carb and sweet is usually not on the menu either. We have one married daughter, and one that now lives in the Seattle area. We live in Texas, USA with our two dogs.Sorry I have not posted in awhile. Been taking chemo and radiation. and it has taken some out of me. Doctor says it seems to be working, so there is that.