Squeaky beans and beef

Name: Squeaky beans and beef
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 2 to 3 people
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 450 g flank steak, sliced into 1/2 cm strips; 1 tsp cornstarch; 1/4 tsp baking soda; 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1 thumb-sized bum ginger finely chopped; 1 shallot, finely chopped; 1/4 cup Shaoxing wine; 1-250 g bag French beans (haricots vert); 1/4 cup light soy sauce; 1 tbsp dark soy sauce; 3 tbsp hoisin sauce; 2 tbsp oyster sauce; 1 tbsp sugar

Robert Gonzal @robert

Vancouver BC

My daughter declared this the best thing I've ever cooked. I don't know that I'd go that far (my lasagna's still king-of-the-hill as far as I'm concerned). But with tender beef, glazey sauce, and beans that squeak when you bite them...there's admittedly a lot to love about it.

The making of vid can be found here: https://youtu.be/lE9Q_othEXE

Robert Gonzal @robert

Vancouver BC

The making of vid can be found here: https://youtu.be/lE9Q_othEXE

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Ingredients

10 minutes

2 to 3 people

450 gflank steak, sliced into 1/2 cm strips
1 tspcornstarch
1/4 tspbaking soda
4 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
1thumb-sized bum ginger finely chopped
1shallot, finely chopped
1/4 cupShaoxing wine
1-250 gbag French beans (haricots vert)
1/4 cuplight soy sauce
1 tbspdark soy sauce
3 tbsphoisin sauce
2 tbspoyster sauce
1 tbspsugar

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Steps

10 minutes

1

In a bowl, mix together the beef, cornstarch and baking soda until the meat's well-coated. Put the bowl in the fridge for 15 to 20 minutes.
2

Add a splash of veg oil to a wok on high heat. Add the beef and fry for 2 or 3 minutes until no longer pink and showing a bit of caramelization. Add the garlic, ginger and shallot and continue frying 1 minute until fragrant. Pour in the shaoxing wine and let simmer until most of the liquid evaporates.
3

Add the beans to the wok, then make the sauce by mixing together the remaining ingredients with several grinds of black pepper. Pour the sauce in the wok and toss to coat. Let fry a final minute before serving.