Thursday, August 11, 2005

The Recipe For Beef Stew (revised)

Lets forget about intellectual analysis and make some food for the brain! This recipe is not for the complete idiot but for someone who has already had some experience in cooking.

Ingredients:

1 - 1.5 Kg of Beef Cubes (enough for 4 people)
Celery
Carrots
2 chillies
Ginger
Garlic
Pepper powder
Vinegar
Wine (Red or White)
Dark soy sauce
Light soy sauce
Sesame oil
Canola cooking oil
Corn Starch
Dried orange peel
Broth

  1. Put 4 tablespoons of canola oil into a wok or big pot and up the fire to medium. Remove the seeds of the chillies, cut them coarsely and stir fry in wok with sufficient garlic and ginger. Fry till the chillies turn dry and emit an irresistible smell.
  2. Then add the beef cubes (about 3 cm by 3 cm by 3 cm each) and stir fry in high fire till the meat is nearly cooked.
  3. Add 2 tablespoons of vinegar, 2 tablespoons of wine, 2 tablespoons of dark soy sauce, 2 tablespoons of light soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of sesame oil, 2 tablespoons of sugar, generous dash of pepper. Mix and cook in slow fire for 5 minutes.
  4. Add 2 cups of broth, dried orange peel, 1/2 cup of wine, 4 tablespoons of dark soy sauce, celery and carrots (cut them into big pieces) (you may add more vegetables of your choice).
  5. Stew this in slow fire for at least 2 hours (not more than 4 hours! It will become dry).
  6. Optional: Add corn starch to thicken (this is standard chinese cooking knowledge).
  7. Serve with rice or pasta.

Have fun! And do give me feedback about this dish.

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