Spicy orange beef stir fry (橙味牛肉)
Savoury, fruity, slightly sour and refreshingly spicy, orange beef stir-fry is a comforting dish that can be easily prepared in your own kitchen.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
For marinating the beef
- 350 g flank or skirt steak, cut into strips against the grain 12oz
- 2 tablespoon fresh orange juice
- 1 teaspoon Shaoxing rice wine
- 1 teaspoon light soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
For the sauce
- 2 tablespoon fresh orange juice
- 1 teaspoon light soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch ground Sichuan pepper
For stir-frying
- 2 tablespoon cooking oil
- Zest of ½ orange, julienned
- 4 fresh chillies, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
Instructions
- Place beef strips in a bowl. Add all the ingredients for the marinade. Mix well until all the liquid is absorbed by the beef. Leave to combine for 10 minutes.
- Mix all the ingredients for the sauce. Set aside.
- Heat up a wok (or a deep frying pan) over a high heat then pour in 1½ tablespoons of oil. Sear the beef until it becomes pale. Dish out and set aside.
- Discard any liquid in the wok. Pour in the remaining ½ tablespoon of oil. Add orange zest, fresh chilli, ginger and garlic. Cook until fragrant then stir in the beef.
- Fry for 1 minute or so. Pour in the sauce (stir well beforehand). Dish out when beef is evenly coated with the thickened sauce. Serve immediately.
