recipes@decwrl.UUCP (03/27/87)
SESAME-BEEF(M) USENET Cookbook SESAME-BEEF(M)
HOT SESAME SEED BEEF
SESAME-BEEF - Very hot, very simple, very good beef stir-fry
This recipe has been floating around for years back east,
where it's also known as "Hot flaming death".
INGREDIENTS (Serves 4)
MARINADE
1 Tbsp rice wine
1/2 tsp sugar
2 tsp cornstarch
1/2 tsp baking powder
5 tsp sesame oil
5 tsp soy sauce
TOPPING
1 Tbsp sesame seeds
1 1/2 tsp hot bean paste
1 1/2 tsp hoisin sauce
1 1/2 tsp oyster sauce
BEEF
1 tsp minced ginger
2/3 lb beef tenderloin flank
3-4 lettuce leaves (Use bok-choy if you can get it)
2-4 Tbsp peanut oil
PROCEDURE
(1) Mix together all of the marinade ingredients.
(2) Slice the beef across the grain into thin, diago-
nal pieces (about the size of your smallest
finger). Marinate for about half an hour.
(3) Heat the wok until a drop of water dropped into it
dances around as it boils. Add enough oil to coat
the wok and saut' the ginger. Stir-fry the let-
tuce. Stir-fry the beef (in batches so the wok
doesn't cool down too much).
(4) Reduce the heat. Return the vegtables to the wok.
Add the topping. Stir around until everything is
mixed and heated evenly. Serve.
NOTES
Also add any other vegtables that you feel like. Sliced
carrots or broccoli are especially nice.
Hot bean paste also goes by the name Szechuan bean sauce
etc. This is the main "spicy" ingredient and should be han-
dled with care. Vary this ingredient to taste.
RATING
Difficulty: easy. Time: preparation: 20 minutes, cooking: 3
minutes. Precision: No need to measure.
CONTRIBUTOR
Edward Falk
Sun Microsystems, Mountain View, California, USA
falk@sun.com sun!falk