Friday, September 30, 2011

BEEF: This is a Chinese recipe for cooking beef, so it's quite easy to follow.



BEEF FILET WITH ORANGE SAUCE:



2 lbs. beef filet or frank steak                                                         

2 tbsp. all purpose flour                                  

½ cup freshly squeezed orange juice

1 onion, sliced                                                

1 celery stalk, cut diagonally into slices

½ carrot; sliced thinly diagonally                    

1 bay leaf

cooking oil

¼ cup each of lemon juice and orange juice

seasoning for beef:

   ½ tsp. salt                                         
   1 egg white
   1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce            
   1½ tbsp. tapioca starch
   1½ tsp. each sugar, dark soy sauce, “Maggi” sauce and rice wine

sauce seasoning:

   ½ tsp salt                                          
   ½ tsp. dark soy sauce
   1 tsp. sugar                                      
   1 tsp. rice wine
   1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce            
   1 tbsp. tomato ketchup



Slice beef filet across the grain into ¼ to ½ -inch thick slices. Use a meat mallet to pound beef pieces slightly. Mix seasoning ingredients together and add into beef. Marinate 30 minutes.  Add 1 tbsp. oil. Cover and refrigerate beef for 1 hour.

In non-stick heavy skillet, heat 1-2 tbsp. oil over high heat until very hot. Add beef slices in a single layer and pan-fry in batches until golden on both sides, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove cooked meat to keep warm while cooking the rest, adding more oil to pan when necessary.

Wipe skillet clean, add in 1 tbsp. oil and heat it until hot over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot, bay leaf and celery. Cook for 2-3 minutes until slightly softened. Add salt to taste. Reduce heat to low, add flour and stir to cook mixture for 1-2 minutes more. Add orange & lemon juice gradually, stirring and mixing it in to avoid lumps. Bring to a boil over medium heat, adding a bit of water if sauce is too thick. Add in sauce seasoning ingredients and discard bay leaf. Cook sauce for 1 minute than pour it over beef to serve.

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