Sesame Stir Fried Beef Onions Ginger Mark Bittman Recipes

SESAME STIR FRIED BEEF, ONIONS & GINGER (MARK BITTMAN)

Steps:

• Slice the beef as thinly as possible, across the grain. (It's easier if you freeze it for 15-30 minute first.) Cut the slices into bite sized pieces. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Marinate the beef in ¼ cup soy sauce, 2 T. rice vinegar and 2 teaspoons sugar.
• Heat a large skillet over high heat until it smokes, 3-4 minutes. Add 1 T oil and the onions. Stir immediately, then stir every 30 seconds or so until the onions soften and begin to char slightly, 4-5 minutes.
• Sprinkle the onions with salt and pepper and remove them; keep the heat high.
• Add remaining oil to the pan, then the garlic and 1 T. of the ginger; stir and immediately add the beef. Stir immediately, then stir every 20 seconds or so until it loses its color, just a minute or 2 longer; stir in the onions.
• Add the remaining teaspoon of ginger; cook until liquid is evaporated.
• Garnish with chopped scallions and toasted sesame seeds and serve immediately over rice.

PAN-CRISPED POTATOES (MARK BITTMAN)

Steps:

• Bring the potatoes to a boil in salted water to cover, then lower the heat to simmer until nearly tender, 10-15 minutes; drain well.
• Heat the oil over med-high heat in a 12-inch nonstick skillet for 3-4 minutes.
• You can use more oil for crisper potatoes or less oil to cut the fat.
• Add in the potatoes along with a healthy sprinkling of salt and pepper and cook, tossing and stirring from time to time (not constantly), until they are nicely browned all over, 10-20 minutes.
• Add in the garlic and continue to cook for 5 minutes more, stirring frequently.
• Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary, then serve.