Crispy Orange Beef Recipe |
Ingredients: Serves 4 |
200g flank steak, cut into pieces 1 inch long ½ inch wide and ¼ inch thick 1½ teaspoons baking soda 1 orange Sauce: 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon rice wine or dry sherry 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 teaspoon cornstarch Vegetable oil, for passing through 1 cup cornstarch 1 large egg white, lightly beaten 3 scallions, white part only, trimmed and sliced diagonally into ½-inch pieces (½ cup) 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil 1 tablespoon orange liqueur, such as Grand Marnier ¼ teaspoon hot chili paste |
Method: Mix the flank steak, baking soda and 3 tablespoons of water in a medium bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight. (The baking soda will tenderize the steak). Using a vegetable peeler, remove the colored zest from the orange. Cut the zest into thin strips about 1 inch long and set them aside. Save the orange flesh for another use. To begin the sauce, mix the sugar, vinegar, rice wine, soy sauce and cornstarch in a small bowl. Set it aside. Heat a large wok over high heat. Add enough vegetable oil to come about 1½ inches up the sides of the wok, and heat it to 180°C. Meanwhile, add the cornstarch and egg white to the steak, and mix well to coat the steak with the batter. Add the flank steak to the oil, one piece at a time so it does not splash or stick together, and stir gently until it begins to look crispy, about 1 minute. Using a wide wire-mesh strainer, transfer the steak to a colander to drain. Using a fine-mesh wire strainer, remove any bits of fried batter from the wok. Reheat the oil to 180°C, return the flank steak to the wok, and fry again until the beef is crispy all over, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a strainer to drain. Discard all but 1 tablespoon of the oil from the wok. Return the wok with the oil to high heat. Add the scallions, flank steak, sugar-vinegar mixture, orange zest, sesame oil, Grand Marnier, and hot chili paste. Stir-fry until all of the ingredients are well-blended, about 30 seconds. Serve immediately. |
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