Celery Beef
Marinated tender beef slices are quickly stir-fried with celery until evenly combined, resulting in a fresh, tender texture.
Ingredients
tender beef (sliced thinly against the grain into 2 cm long pieces)
300 g
celery (sliced thinly)
150 g
Shaoxing wine
40 g
soy sauce
20 g
sugar
10 g
baking soda
5 g
water starch
20 g
black pepper powder
1 g
sliced scallion and ginger
20 g
minced ginger
2 g
peanut oil
500 g
MSG (monosodium glutamate)
a pinch
Instructions
1
Ingredient Prep
Slice the celery into thin pieces. Slice the tender beef thinly against the grain into 2 cm long pieces, put in a bowl, add baking soda, soy sauce, black pepper powder, water starch, Shaoxing wine, minced ginger, and water, marinate for 10 minutes, then add peanut oil, and marinate for another 1 hour.
2
Stir-fry the Beef
Heat a wok over high heat, heat peanut oil to 60% of its smoking point, add the beef slices, stir with a spoon, when the beef turns white, pour into a colander to drain the oil.
3
Final Cooking
Leave a small amount of oil in the wok, reheat over high heat, add sliced scallion and ginger, sugar, soy sauce, MSG, a small amount of water, bring to a boil, thicken with water starch, add the beef slices and celery slices, stir evenly and serve.
