Szechuan Beef

Submitted by Michelle S.

"Not authentic at all, but good! I cannot recall where I found this recipe but it has been a favorite over the years. It has great flavor and is fast to put together...perfect for week night meals!"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 lb round steak
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1⁄4 cup chili sauce (I use Heinz)
• 1 tablespoon dry sherry
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1⁄4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 garlic cloves, smashed
• 1 bunch green onion, cut into 1 inch pieces

directions

1. Cut beef into thin slices (I do this when slightly frozen for more ease).
2. Mix soy sauce, chili sauce, sherry, cornstarch, ginger, and pepper flakes in a small bowl. Set aside.
3. Heat 1 T. oil in a wok. Add garlic and onions, stir fry 1 minute.
4. Remove to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Add remaining oil to wok.
5. Add meat a 1/3 at a time, stir frying until it loses it's red color.
6. Place in bowl with onions.
7. Add chili mixture to wok, heat until bubbly hot. Stir in meat and onion mixtures, stirring until sauce coats meat and onions and is warmed through.
8. Serve over rice.

Reviews

[sparky955]

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!

 

[Michelle0706]

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

 

[Lennie]

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!

 

[89240]

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..

 

[libidess]

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.