Chinese Beef Recipes - Marinated Beef with Spinach Recipe

Ingredients

• 450 g/1lb lean beef, thinly sliced

• 45 ml/3 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 15 ml/1 tbsp soy sauce

• 5 ml/1 tsp sugar

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp sesame oil

• 450 g/1lb spinach

• 45 ml/3 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 2 slices ginger root, minced

• 30 ml/2 tbsp beef stock

• 5 ml/1 tsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

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Method:

1. Flatten the meat slightly by pressing with the fingers. Mix together the wine or sherry, soy sauce, sherry and sesame oil.

2. Add the meat, cover and refrigerate for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Cut the spinach leaves into large pieces and the stems into thick slices.

3. Heat 30 ml/2 tbsp of oil and stir-fry the spinach stems and ginger for 2 minutes. Remove from the pan. Heat the remaining oil. Drain the meat, reserving the marinade.

4. Add half the meat to the pan, spreading out the slices so they do not overlap. Cook for about 3 minutes until lightly browned on both sides.

5. Remove from the pan and fry the remaining meat, then remove it from the pan. Blend the stock and corn-flour into the marinade.

6. Add the mixture to the pan and bring to the boil. Add the spinach leaves, stems and ginger. Simmer for about 3 minutes until the spinach wilts then mix in the meat. Cook for a further 1 minute then serve at once.