Stir-Fried Beef in Spicy Hunan Sauce

The sauce can't be beat for flavor, and like any stir-fry, the recipe works best if you have all of the ingredients/mixtures ready before you begin to cook. I like to serve this beef dish with rice and fresh,lightly steamed or stir-fried green beans or broccoli.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  lb beef flank steak or 1  lb  beef  top sirloin steak, very thinly sliced across-the-grain
• 3  tablespoons  peanut oil, divided

• MARINADE

• 1  tablespoon soy sauce
• 2  tablespoons dry sherry
• 3  tablespoons water

• HUNAN SAUCE

• 2  green onions, thinly sliced
• 1  tablespoon  minced fresh ginger
• 4  garlic cloves, minced
• 1  tablespoon  asian  chili paste with garlic (or to taste)
• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 2  tablespoons dry sherry
• 1  tablespoon  toasted sesame oil
• 1  tablespoon distilled white vinegar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Directions

1. Combine marinade ingredients in a bowl and stir in the sliced beef; let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes.
2. Mix Hunan Sauce ingredients together in a bowl and set aside.
3. After 20 minutes, drain the beef well, saving the marinade, and mix marinade into the Hunan Sauce bowl.
4. Heat 1 tablespoon of the peanut oil in a skillet at medium-high heat.
5. Stir fry the beef until it is cooked but still a bit rare.
6. Remove beef onto a plate.
7. Add remaining 2 tablespoons peanut oil to the skillet and stir-fry the Hunan Sauce mixture until fragrant.
8. Stir in the beef, heat through and serve.