Asparagus Beef
Asparagus with Beef is a Sichuan dish. Slices of beef are marinated and briefly passed through hot oil to keep them tender, then stir-fried with asparagus pieces and finished with a light cornstarch slurry.
Ingredients
beef (tendons removed, sliced thin)
200 g
asparagus (cut diamond-shaped slices)
150 g
Shaoxing wine
40 g
soy sauce
20 g
white sugar
baking soda
black pepper
a pinch
water starch slurry
scallion and ginger slices
20 g each
minced ginger
2 g
peanut oil
500 g
MSG
a pinch
Instructions
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Step 1
Cut asparagus into diamond-shaped slices. Beef: remove tendons, slice thin, place in bowl, add baking soda, soy sauce, pepper, starch, Shaoxing wine, minced ginger and water, marinate for 10 minutes, add peanut oil, marinate for another 1 hour.
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Step 2
Heat oil in wok to 60% heat, add beef slices, stir-fry until color turns white, drain in colander.
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Step 3
Leave oil in wok, add scallion and ginger slices, sugar, soy sauce, MSG, a little water, bring to boil, thicken with water starch slurry, add beef slices and asparagus, mix, transfer to plate.
