Ginger Beef
 
 
Recipe type: Entree
Ingredients
  • thinly sliced beef
  • 1¼ cup of cornstarch
  • 1 yellow onion- chopped
  • 2 cups of carrots- shredded
  • 5 cloves of garlic - minced or grated
  • 2 tablespoons of fresh ginger - grated
  • 1 tablespoon of dried red chili flakes
  • ½ cup of soya sauce
  • ½ cup of brown sugar
  • 2 -3 tablespoons of vinegar
  • pepper
  • 4 green onions- chopped
  • oil for frying
Instructions
  1. Heat a few tablespoons of oil over medium low heat in a deep-frying pan.
  2. Sauté the onion until it is lightly translucent.
  3. Add the carrots and cook 4 -5 minutes.
  4. Add the ginger, garlic and chili flakes to the pan, mix well to combine and cook for 5 minutes.
  5. Stir in the brown sugar, soya sauce and vinegar.
  6. Cook until the sauce thickens.
  7. Meanwhile, in another frying pan heat a few inches of oil.
  8. Lightly dredge the strips of beef in cornstarch.
  9. Once the oil hits 350 degrees start frying the cornstarch coated beef strips until crispy.
  10. Cook in batches to avoid over crowding the pan.
  11. Place the crispy beef into the reduced sauce and stir to coat.
  12. Top with chopped green onion.
  13. Serve with rice or vermicelli.
Recipe by Nutmeg Disrupted at https://nutmegdisrupted.com/?p=5380