Szechuan Beef

I've haunted Asian markets for ingredients for years & have never made such a perfect Szechuan beef entree. Fast, cheap & tasty. Using Angostura brand soy sauce cut the sodium to a safe level for Ron, making this an acceptable main dish for renal diabetics. Also, since I didn't have sherry, I used white wine (real, not the cooking stuff). Thank you SO much for posting this!

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This was excellent, flavorfully spicy, and it was simple and undemanding to make. The only ingredient I did not have on hand was the chili sauce; I bought Heinz as well, which I found near the ketchup in the grocery store. I also added one sweet red pepper, cut into squares, in an effort to up the vegetable content. I can see now where celery or carrots would also be great. This recipe is a definite keeper, and in the words of my new husband, "This is 87 times better than anything the Pagoda (our neighborhood Chinese restaurant)has ever cooked." Thanks! Michelle, Salt Lake City, Utah

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This was great; my family didn't leave a speck of leftovers on the platter. I did use sirloin instead of round steak, and left out the green onions (DS doesn't like them). I also increased the sauce a bit since I had slightly more than a pound of meat and DH and I like lots of sauce! I added a wee bit of sesame oil into the chili sauce mixture, which I will continue to do as I liked the flavour it added. I had some steamed broccoli, and decided at the last minute to just toss it in as well, to make this a complete stirfry along with the rice (I served jasmine rice with this). Adding the broccoli worked well and I'll try it next time with an assortment of veggies, I think. This recipe is a real keeper for me -- it was easy to get together, cooked quickly, and was made with ingredients I had on hand. Thanks for posting!

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Yummy! I used olive oil and doubled the recipe, but i kept the red pepper at 1/4 teaspoon. Next time I'll add more chili sauce, because we love it, and maybe some water chestnuts for crunch..

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Yummy! My son loves szechuan beef so I tried this as a treat for him. I don't often cook spicy foods and this was pretty HOT for me (don't have Heinz chili sauce so used something Thai)-- I was balncing out the heat by shovelling quite a bit of white rice in between bites but I loved the flavor and the way it made my lips tingle. We'll definitely be making this again.

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What a great recipe!!! My family and I really enjoyed this one. I substituted hot and spicy garlic oil for the vegetable oil and added a red pepper like Michelle suggested as well as one regular onion and some mushrooms. This was easy to make and very enjoyable. I will definitely make this one again. Thanks for the recipe!

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This was really good. My husband loved it. I really wasn't expecting it to be as good as it was, mainly because most "Chinese" recipes I've tried are usually really lacking. I was looking for something that tastes more like what restaurants serve, and this came closer than most. I will most definitely make this again!

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Sorry, but we didn't really care for this. Not sure if it was the chili sauce I used (Asian gourmet sweet chili sauce), but I found it, as warned in the description, UN authentic. :) I will not be making this again, but thanks for sharing!

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I have two picky teenagers. One like this and one didn't. I myself liked it. Not fantastic...but good. Will make again.

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My DH and I liked this. I love green onions so I was looking forward to making it. I did think that this would be spicy. But I thought it was warm at most and DH thought it was sweet. The next time I make this I will at least double the pepper flakes. I also think that other vegetables would be good with this and then I would double the sauce and triple the flakes. I didn't remove the garlic from the pan when I took out the green onions but left it in the pan while the meat cooked. Thanks for a tasty and fast recipe.

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This was excellent excellent excellent! A+++++ I used boneless sirloin as my meat and we only got 3 servings out of it. That was ok since there are 3 of us. But I do wish I had doubled the recipe since it was so good- I wished there was more. Next time I will double this! Thank you for posting!

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Love the easy prep and the spiciness of this dish! I doubled the sauce amounts and added more veggies - carrots and celery - as suggested by other reviewers. Though we enjoy chili sauce, to my taste, this was almost too tart and tomato-ey tasting. When I make it again, I will try reducing the chili sauce and increasing the soy (low sodium variety) and sherry or making up the volume with hoisin sauce. Thanks for sharing your recipe!

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I bought a top round london broil steak on sale and this made it taste like a million bucks! DBF loved it! It was so easy to whip together. I did drain off the oil before adding chili sauce mix (I've got to cut calories where I can ;) ) A great recipe Michelle!

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What a great dish! I think the addition of chili sauce is what that makes this so good, I increased the red pepper flakes to about 2 teaspoons and used 2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic, I served this with rice, quick easy and so good, my family loved this, thank you for sharing hon!...Kitten:)

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Very tasty and so easy! We really enjoyed this. Thanks!

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This was very easy, tasty and quick. I subbed 2 pounds of London Broil for the 1 pound round steak, added a package of broccoli and tripled the sauce. Very good.

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Didn't change a thing! Everybody loved it and DH was able to make this by himself! Thanks for a great recipe!

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This is a nice blend of flavor. I did add more chili sauce as others suggested. The only drawback that I had was that my round was tough. Next time I'll use a different cut of meat.

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