Chinese Beef Recipes - Beef with Dried Orange Rind Recipe

Ingredients

• 450 g/1lb lean beef, thinly sliced

• 5 ml/1 tsp salt

• oil for deep-frying

• 30 ml/2 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 100 g/4 oz dried orange rind

• 2 dried chili peppers, finely chopped

• 5 ml/1 tsp freshly ground pepper

• 45 ml/3 tbsp beef stock

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp sugar

• 15 ml/1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 5 ml/1 tsp wine vinegar

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp sesame oil

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Method:

1. Sprinkle the beef with salt and leave to stand for 30 minutes. Heat the oil and deep-fry the beef until half cooked. Remove and drain well.

2. Heat the oil and stir-fry the orange rind, chili peppers and pepper for 1 minute. Add the beef and stock and bring to the boil.

3. Add the sugar and wine vinegar and simmer until there is not much liquid left.

4. Stir in the wine vinegar and sesame oil and mix well. Serve on a bed of lettuce leaves.