5 Spice Beef
Monday, December 29, 2008 | Author: A Vegetarian that Cooks Meat
I'm in New York City at the moment and the weather here can be unpredictable... It's blistering cold one day, and unseasonably warm the next. This dish here is simple and suitable for the winters, due to the different spices in there.

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.


Serves 2 people, or one REALLY hungry dude! I don't need to mention that it's best with rice.... right??


So it’s not the fanciest dish, but it tastes good
! >_<
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1 comments:

On December 30, 2008 at 10:11 PM , Anonymous said...

That serving is definitely for two people. I'm getting full even by looking at it. Looks delicious.