Sizzling Steak Chinese Recipes

SIZZLING STEAK ( CHINESE)

Steps:

• Peel onions and cut into wedges. Beat the thinly sliced meat slightly with a meat mallet.
• Mix the water and baking soda, pour over steak and leave to stand 1 hour.This helps to tenderise the meat, But not an essential step.
• Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan or wok . cook onions until nice and caramelised. Remove the onions from pan and arrange on a plate.
• Add 2 tbsp oil to the pan ,add the drained steak and cook over high heat to dry the water and brown the meat.
• Add the sauces, wine and sugar to the pan with the steak . Return to the boil,reduce heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until tender.
• Spoon the meat over the onions and serve.

CHINESE PEPPER STEAK

Steps:

• Slice the steak into 1/2-inch thick slices across the grain.
• Whisk together soy sauce, sugar, cornstarch, and ginger in a bowl until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is smooth. Place the steak slices into the marinade, and stir until well-coated.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat, and place 1/3 of the steak strips into the hot oil. Cook and stir until the beef is well-browned, about 3 minutes, and remove the beef from the wok to a bowl. Repeat twice more, with the remaining beef, and set the cooked beef aside.
• Return all the cooked beef to the hot wok, and stir in the onion. Toss the beef and onion together until the onion begins to soften, about 2 minutes, then stir in the green pepper. Cook and stir the mixture until the pepper has turned bright green and started to become tender, about 2 minutes, then add the tomatoes, stir everything together, and serve.

BEEF STEAK CANTONESE STYLE

Steps:

• Mix together the ginger, half the spring onions, the wine, 3 tablespoons water, soy sauce. Add the beef slices, mix well together and leave to marinate for 15-20 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a wok to 350 degree.
• Mix together the plain flour and half the cornstarch.
• Remove the beef from the marinade, dust with the flour and deep-fry for about 30 seconds. Remove from the oil and drain on paper towels.
• Pour off most of the oil from the wok, leaving about 1 tablespoon. Reheat the wok, and add salt. Stir-fry for about 1 1/2 minutes then remove and arrange in a ring on a serving dish.
• Heat another tablespoon of oil in the wok and add the remaining soy sauce, the tomato ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and sugar. Blend the remaining cornstarch with the remaining water and add to the wok to thicken the sauce. Bring to the boil then add the beef slices. Sprinkle with the remaining spring onions and serve.

CRISPY CHILLI BEEF

Steps:

• Put 350g thin-cut minute steak strips in a bowl and toss in 3 tbsp cornflour and 2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder.
• Heat 100ml vegetable oil in a wok or large frying pan until hot, then add the beef and fry until golden and crisp.
• Scoop out the beef and drain on kitchen paper. Pour away all but 1 tbsp oil.
• Add 1 thinly sliced red pepper, ½ thinly sliced red chilli, sliced white ends of 4 spring onions, 2 crushed garlic cloves and thumb-sized piece ginger, cut into matchsticks, to the pan. Stir-fry for 3 mins to soften, but don't let the garlic and ginger burn.
• Mix the 4 tbsp rice wine vinegar or white wine vinegar, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce and 2 tbsp tomato ketchup in a jug with 2 tbsp water, then pour over the veg.
• Bubble for 2 mins, then add the beef back to the pan and toss well to coat.
• Serve the beef on noodles with prawn crackers, if you like, scattered with the remaining ½ sliced red chilli and sliced green parts of the spring onions.