Hunan Beef -A Spicy Beef Stir Fry Popular Across the Country

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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    15 mins

  • Total Time

    20 mins

  • Servings

    2

  • Calories

    555 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    Chinese

Hunan Beef -A Spicy Beef Stir Fry Popular Across the Country

Hunan style beef stir fry--a classic and popular Chinese beef stir fry recipe

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 200 g beef tenderloin
  • 5 Thai red peppers , or taste
  • 5 pickled yellow pepper , or replaced by thai chili peppers (Note1)
  • 1 bunch celery , cut into small sections
  • 2 garlic cloves , chopped
  • 1 thumb ginger , chopped
  • small pinch of salt
  • 1/4 tsp. sugar
  • 1 tbsp. oyster sauce
  • 3 tbsp. cooking oil

Marinating sauce

  • 1 tbsp. cooking wine
  • 1 tbsp. oyster sauce , can be replaced by light soy sauce
  • 1/2 tsp. dark soy sauce
  • small pinch of salt , around 1/8 tsp.
  • pinch of pepper
  • 1 tbsp. starch
  • 1/2 tbsp. vegetable cooking oil
  • 2 tsp. light soy sauce
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Instructions

  1. Cut beef into thin slices (as thin as possible). If you are not skilled at cutting, frozen the beef for around 10 or 15 minutes before cutting.
  2. Transfer beef into a large bowl and then add salt, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, light soy sauce, cooking wine, and pepper. Mix competely and set aisde for 15 minutes. Then add starch to mix well. Coat with vegetable cooking oil.
  3. Prepare all the side ingredients, cut peppers, celery, garlic and ginger.
  4. Heat the wok first and then also heat up cooking oil in a wok until warm and then spread the beef slices for around 30 seconds. Transfer out.
  5. Return the extra oil to the wok, and fry garlic, ginger, and all the peppers until aroma.
  6. Returan the beef in; add celery, oyster sauce and sugar too. Give a quick fry. Transfer and serve with steamed rice immediately.

Notes

  • Note 1
  • If you don't have pickled wild pepper, you can replace it with other types of pickled peppers. Or a simpler way is to replace it with fresh Thai pepper and add around 1/4 teaspoon of rice vinegar or lemon juice in the dish.  

Nutrition Information

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Calories 555kcal (28%) Carbohydrates 12g (4%) Protein 21g (42%) Fat 46g (71%) Saturated Fat 11g (55%) Cholesterol 70mg (23%) Sodium 2803mg (117%) Potassium 625mg (18%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 350IU (7%) Vitamin C 78.5mg (87%) Calcium 38mg (4%) Iron 3.3mg (18%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 555 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 555kcal 28%
Carbohydrates 12g 4%
Protein 21g 42%
Fat 46g 71%
Saturated Fat 11g 55%
Cholesterol 70mg 23%
Sodium 2803mg 117%
Potassium 625mg 13%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 1g 2%
Vitamin A 350IU 7%
Vitamin C 78.5mg 87%
Calcium 38mg 4%
Iron 3.3mg 18%

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

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