I'm in love with Asian spices, and there isn't anything more Asian than five spice powder! The fragrant is undeniably heartwarming, and chances are, if something is marinated in five spice powder, I am most likely to chug it!
Ingredients:
- ½ pound of thinly sliced beef
- some dried mushrooms (optional)
- 1 onion, cut into wedges
- 1 bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 3 or 4 leaves of Napa Cabbage coarsely chopped
- 1 small tomato cut into parts (optional)
- 2 scallion stalks cut into 2-inch pieces
- 1 cloves minced garlic
- 1 tbs soy sauce*
- ¼ tsp five spice powder
- ½ tsp sugar*
- ¼ cup beef broth*
- 1 tsp cornstarch*
- 1 tsp sesame oil*
Feel free to throw in any other vegetables you like! I just used whatever is conveniently in my fridge~
Directions:
1- Combine all starred (*) ingredients and set aside.
2- Heat up some oil in a wok/frying pan over high heat. Stir fry garlic and five spice powder until fragrant (about 25-30 seconds).
3- Add beef and stir fry until meat is no longer pink and fully cooked. Remove from wok and set aside.
4- In the same wok, add onions and stir fry for a minute and add cabbage. Stir-fry until the cabbage starts to wilt, but still looks crisp (2-3 minutes). Add peppers and stir-fry for another 2 minutes.
5- Add the cooked beef and scallions and cook for about 2 minutes.
6- Remember the mixture of starred (*) ingredient you set aside earlier? Start pouring them over your meat and veggies for about a minute. Sauce will thicken. Stir in the tomatoes and scallions for another minute.
So it’s not the fanciest dish, but it tastes good! >_<
1 comments:
That serving is definitely for two people. I'm getting full even by looking at it. Looks delicious.