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What IsHunan Beef?
It is a beef stir fry dish served at Chinese restaurants. The authentic Hunan beef recipe is simple to stir fry with thin slices of beef simmered in soy, chili, garlic, and ginger sauce. These ingredients make a slightly sticky sauce that coats the beef. The dish is often served over steamed rice.
What Is Usually in Hunan Beef (Ingredients)?
The dish is usually stir fry with fresh long green and red peppers, celery, scallions. You may add any vegetables you like such as onion, carrots, or shallots.
How To Make Beef Hunan Style?
- Prepare the beef- Slice the flank steak against the grain (the grain is the length of the steak) the long way 1/4 inch think pieces.
Next, add the rest of the marinade ingredients, mix well and marinate for 10 minutes (though you could even leave it overnight). - Mix the sauce- Combine all the sauce ingredients in a medium bowl and stir until fully combined. Set aside.
- Prepare all the side ingredients, cut peppers, celery, scallions, garlic and ginger.
- Pan fry beef- Heat up cooking oil in skillet until really hot and then fry the beef slices for around 30 seconds. Transfer out.
- Sauté the aromatics- To the same skillet add the remaining tablespoon of oil, along with the ginger and garlic to the pan and sauté for 10-15 seconds. Then add peppers, celery and scallions to fry for another 10 seconds.
- Add the sauce and return beef back and give a quick fry. Transfer and serve with steamed rice immediately.
What Is Hunan Sauce Made Of?
Hunan sauce is made of oyster sauce, Chinese black vinegar, Toban Djan (Chili Bean Sauce), and cornstarch. These ingredients make a rich and flavorful sauce that coats the beef and vegetables.
Hunan Beef VS Mongolian Beef.
- The difference between Hunan Beef VS Mongolian Beef is that Hunan beef is spicy and covered with a thick, spicy sauce.
- Mongolian beef, on the other hand, is not spicy, but is cooked in a sauce of soy, brown sugar, garlic, and ginger.
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Tips For Tenderizing Beef.
Please go to “How To Velvet Beef For Stir Fry?” to get the following tips. You will have a tender beef stir fry dish just like a Chinese restaurant.
- How To Cut The Beef On The Right Way.
- How To Velvet (Tender) Beef Like A Chinese Restaurant.
What Taste Good With This Dish?
EGG FRIED RICE
TARO MILK TEA
VEGETABLE CHOW MEIN
WONTON SOUP
Hunan Beef
Prep : 5 minutes minutes
Cook : 20 minutes minutes
Author : Anna Lee
Cuisine : Chinese Cuisines
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Serving : 4
Hunan beef is a beef stir fry dish served at Chinese restaurants. The authentic Hunan beef recipe is simple-stir fry with thin slices of beef simmered in a soy, chilli, garlic and ginger sauce. These ingredients make a slightly sticky sauce that coats the beef. The dish is often served over steamed rice.
Ingredients
Marinade Beef:
- 1 pound flank steak
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine or dry sherry
Hunan Beef Sauce:
- 1/2 teaspoon Chinese black vinegar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons Toban Djan (Chili Bean Sauce)
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine
- 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/3 cup water
Instructions
Prepare the beef- Slice the flank steak against the grain (the grain is the length of the steak) the long way 1/4 inch think pieces.
Next, add the rest of the marinade ingredients, mix well and marinate for 10 minutes (though you could even leave it overnight).
Mix the sauce- Combine all the sauce ingredients in a medium bowl and stir until fully combined. Set aside.
Prepare all the side ingredients, cut peppers, celery, scallions, garlic and ginger.
Pan fry beef- Heat up cooking oil in skillet until really hot and then fry the beef slices for around 30 seconds. Transfer out.
Sauté the aromatics- To the same skillet add the remaining tablespoon of oil, along with the ginger and garlic to the pan and sauté for 10-15 seconds.
Then add peppers, celery and scallions to fry for another 10 seconds.
Add the sauce and return beef back and give a quick fry. Transfer and serve with steamed rice immediately.
Nutrition Information:
Calories: 230kcal (12%)
Keyword: hunan beef
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