Dinner Tonight: Sichuan Boiled Beef in Fiery Sauce

Name: Dinner Tonight: Sichuan Boiled Beef in Fiery Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 stalk celery, stem only, chopped 2-inch segments; 710 milliliters chicken stock; 4 Tbsps chili bean paste; 1 Tbsp cornstarch; 454 grams flank steak, thinly sliced against the grain; 2 teaspoons Sichuan peppercorn; 10 dried red chiles; 1 Tbsp yellow rice wine; 4 servings Salt; 4 scallions, white parts only, chopped into 2-inch segments; 1 Tbsp dark soy sauce; 5 Tbsps vegetable oil

Dinner Tonight: Sichuan Boiled Beef in Fiery Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 459 calories, 32g of protein, and 26g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. A mixture of celery, sichuan peppercorn, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the cornstarch you could follow this main course with the Chocolate Cornstarch Pudding as a dessert.

Instructions

Add the sliced beef to a bowl and pour in the rice wine. Toss well and set aside for 10 to 15 minutes.

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Rice Wine

Beef

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Bowl

Pour 3 tablespoons of the oil into a work or large sauté pan. Turn heat to high. When very hot, add the chiles and Sichuan peppercorns. Stir constantly, and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, until very fragrant but not burnt. Turn off the heat, and remove chiles and peppercorns and set aside. When cool, roughly chop the chiles.

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Peppercorns

Chili Pepper

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Frying Pan

Turn the heat back to high.

Add the celery and scallions and cook for about 2 minutes, until they are just cooked through.

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Green Onions

Celery

Remove them and set aside.

Add the chili bean paste and cook for 30 seconds, stirring often, until very fragrant.

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Chili Pepper

Pour in the chicken stock and soy sauce. Bring to a boil. Meanwhile, whisk together the cornstarch with 3 tablespoons of water. Stir in the beef and toss until coated. When stock is boiling, reduce heat to a simmer and then add the beef. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the beef is just cooked. Turn off the heat.

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Stock

Corn Starch

Soy Sauce

Water

Beef

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Whisk

Divide the celery and scallions between four bowls. Ladle the broth and the beef into each bowl.

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Green Onions

Celery

Broth

Beef

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Ladle

Add the chopped chiles and Sichuan peppercorns to each.

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Peppercorns

Chili Pepper

Pour the rest of the oil into a skillet set over high heat. When it starts to smoke, turn off the heat, and immediately pour over each bowl. It will sizzle the beef on top.

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Beef

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Serve immediately.