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Beef and Pickled Mustard Greens (Haam Choy)
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Beef and Pickled Mustard Greens (Haam Choy)

Beef and Pickled Mustard Greens is Cantonese home-cooked comfort food. Haam choy, sweet bell peppers, and melt-in-your-mouth velveted beef make for a simple, quick, yet delicious recipe.

Prep Time
35 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 267 kcal
Cuisine: Chinese

Ingredients

For the beef and marinade:
  • 12 ounces flank steak (thinly sliced against the grain)
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 teaspoons oyster sauce
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
For the rest of the dish:
  • 3-4 lices ginger (sliced 1/4-inch thick, and smashed with a cleaver)
  • 8 ounces pickled mustard greens cut into 1/2-inch by 1 -inch strips, haam choy
  • 2 cloves garlic (sliced)
  • 2 scallions (cut at an angle into 1 1/2 inch pieces, white pieces smashed and green parts cut into 2-inch lengths)
  • 1/2 cup red bell pepper (cut into bite-sized pieces)
  • 2/3 cup chicken stock
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce light
  • 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil (divided)
  • 2 teaspoons Shaoxing wine
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch (mixed into a slurry with 1 tablespoon water)

Instructions

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  1. Place the beef slices into a bowl with the cornstarch, baking soda, water, oyster sauce, and vegetable oil. Mix until thoroughly combined. Set aside for at least 30 minutes, or even overnight.
  2. Meanwhile, prepare the ginger, pickled mustard greens, garlic, scallions, and bell pepper. Also, mix the sauce by combining the chicken stock, sugar, white pepper, oyster sauce, light soy sauce, and sesame oil, and set aside.
  3. Heat your wok until it just begins to smoke, and spread 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil around the perimeter of the wok. Add the beef to the wok, spreading it in a single layer. Sear the meat for 1 minute on each side. Remove the beef from the wok, leaving any oil behind, and set aside.
  4. Next, set the wok to medium heat, and add another tablespoon of oil, along with the smashed ginger. After 15 seconds, add the pickled mustard greens, and stir-fry for 30 seconds, until the greens are seared and slightly dry.
  5. Increase the heat to high, and add the smashed garlic, white parts of the scallions, and red bell peppers. Stir-fry for another minute.
  6. Add the Shaoxing wine around the perimeter of the wok to deglaze it, and stir everything together for another 30 seconds.
  7. Stir up the prepared sauce mixture and add it to the wok, mixing everything together until combined. Then push all of the ingredients to the middle of the wok and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the liquid comes to a simmer.
  8. Add the seared beef—along with all of the juice that has collected in the bowl––and the green parts of the scallions. Cook for another 30 seconds.
  9. Add enough of the cornstarch slurry to thicken the sauce (you don’t have to use it all, and you should go by your personal preference and taste). Stir for 20-30 seconds. Plate and serve with steamed rice.

Nutrition Information

Calories 267kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 9g (3%) Protein 21g (42%) Fat 16g (25%) Saturated Fat 11g (55%) Cholesterol 51mg (17%) Sodium 540mg (23%) Potassium 884mg (19%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 2g (4%) Vitamin A 750IU (15%) Vitamin C 26mg (29%) Calcium 58mg (6%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4 Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 267

% Daily Value*

Calories 267kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 9g 3%
Protein 21g 42%
Fat 16g 25%
Saturated Fat 11g 55%
Cholesterol 51mg 17%
Sodium 540mg 23%
Potassium 884mg 19%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 2g 4%
Vitamin A 750IU 15%
Vitamin C 26mg 29%
Calcium 58mg 6%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.