Takeout Style Chinese Beef and Mushroom Recipe
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3.8
183 reviews
Good
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Marinade Time
15 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
298 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Chinese
Takeout Style Chinese Beef and Mushroom Recipe
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In this Takeout Style Chinese Beef and Mushrooms Stir Fry, the beef is cooked together with plenty of mushrooms, green onions and a delicious savory brown Chinese sauce. This takeaway style Chinese recipe is healthy and quick to make, and it tastes so much better than takeout! Serve it with fried rice or noodles for a family dinner that is quick and healthy. Plus, I'll show you how to get the soft, tender beef, just like your favorite takeaway.
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Ingredients
For the stir fry
- 1 lb flank steak/skirt steak
- 1 ½ tablespoon bicarb of soda (Note 1)
- 2½ cups sliced mushrooms
- 2 clove garlic - thinly sliced
- 2 green onions 2-inch/5cm length chunks Note 2)
- 2 tablespoon oil
For the sauce
- ¾ cup cold beef stock/broth (Note 3)
- 2 ½ tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine (Note 4)
- 3 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 teaspoon oyster sauce
- 2 teaspoon sesame oil
- ¼ teaspoon pepper – white is traditional
- 1 teaspoon sugar
Instructions
Start with tenderizing the beef
- Cut the flank steak into thin strips across the grain. (see bulk of post for pictures)1 lb / 450 g flank steak/skirt steak
- Place in a bowl and sprinkle with baking soda, stir gently to coat all of the beef. Then cover and let the beef marinate for 15 minutes.1 ½ tbsp / 1 ½ tablespoon bicarb of soda
- Wash off the baking soda and rinse the beef several times. (See note 5)
- Pat the beef dry with kitchen paper and set to one side.
Next, make the sauce.
- Add all the sauce ingredients into a large measuring cup/jug and stir well. Ensure the beef broth is cold to stop the cornstarch from clumping.¾ cup / 165 ml cold beef stock/broth2 ½ tbsp cornstarch2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine3 tbsp soy sauce2 tsp oyster sauce2 tsp sesame oil¼ tsp pepper1 tsp sugar
For the stir fry
- Pour the oil into a heavy-based frying pan and place over high heat.2 tbsp oil
- Add the green onions lengths to the oil (be careful it can spit) and stir fry them for 1 minute to flavor the oil.2 green onions
- Add the beef to the pan and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- Add in the chopped mushrooms and stir fry for a further 2 minutes.2½ cups / 240 g sliced mushrooms
- Add the sliced garlic and continuously stir for a minute.2 clove garlic
- Give the prepared sauce a good stir and then pour it into the pan. The sauce will thicken quickly, so stir it to coat your stir fry and cook for 1 minute to heat through. (see note 6).
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- Baking soda is also known as bicarb of soda, bicarbonate of soda, and sodium bicarbonate. Don't get it muddled with baking powder that won't tenderize your meat.
- Green onions are also known as scallions in the US. And are known as Spring Onions in the UK and Australia.
- Make sure the broth is cold, this will ensure that the cornstarch/cornflour dissolves fully and doesn't clump together.
- You can buy Chinese cooking wine in the Asian section of the grocery store, but if you can't find it, then you can use dry sherry. (See bulk of post for more information on Chinese Cooking Wine)
- Make sure you wash the beef really well to remove any traces of baking soda. It is incredible at tenderizing meat but has a terrible taste, so you want to remove it.
- The sauce thickens quickly to that real thick Chinese takeout style sauce. If you aren't a fan of the thick coating takeaway style sauces, then you can reduce the quantity of cornstarch to 1 ½ tablespoon if you just want a thinner sauce.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
298kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
29g
(58%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
68mg
(23%)
Sodium
2215mg
(92%)
Potassium
713mg
(20%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
60IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
34mg
(3%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 298 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 298kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 29g | 58% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 68mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 2215mg | 92% |
| Potassium | 713mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 60IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 34mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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