Pastry Topped Ginger Beef Recipes

Steps:

• Place cornstarch in a large bowl.
• Add water gradually while whisking.
• Beat eggs into cornstarch mixture.
• Toss in beef and stir to coat.
• Pour 1 inch of oil into wok, heat until boiling hot, but not smoking.
• Add a quarter of the beef to the oil.
• Seperate with a fork and cook, stirring frequently, until crispy, Remove, drain on paper towel and set aside.
• Repeat until all the beef is cooked.
• Drain off all oil except for about 1 tablespoons and add carrots, onion, ginger, and garlic in that order.
• Stir fry briefly over high heat.
• Combine last 5 ingredients and add to vegetable mixture.
• Bring to a boil and then add beef.
• Heat thorough and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Place steak, ginger, and soy sauce in a bowl; turn to coat steak. Cover tightly; marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes or up to overnight.
• Heat a wok over high heat; pour in beef mixture. Cover wok; cook until beef is browned, about 5 minutes. Remove beef from wok.
• Heat butter in wok over high heat; stir in bell pepper, onion, mushrooms, and sweet and sour sauce. Cover and cook until vegetables begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Stir cooked beef into vegetable mixture; cook until heated through, about 2 minutes. Serve over cooked rice.

Steps:

• Place cornstarch in a large bowl; gradually whisk in water until smooth. Whisk eggs into cornstarch mixture; toss steak strips in mixture to coat.
• Pour canola oil into wok 1-inch deep; heat oil over high heat until hot but not smoking. Place 1/4 of the beef strips into hot oil; separate strips with a fork. Cook, stirring frequently, until coating is crisp and golden, about 3 minutes. Remove beef to drain on paper towels; repeat with remaining beef.
• Drain off all but 1 tablespoon oil; cook and stir carrot, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, green onions, ginger, and garlic over high heat until lightly browned but still crisp, about 3 minutes.
• Whisk sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, and red pepper together in a small bowl. Pour sauce mixture over vegetables in wok; bring mixture to a boil. Stir beef back into vegetable mixture; cook and stir just until heated through, about 3 minutes.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together the marinade ingredients and add beef strips.
• Toss to coat well.
• Allow to marinade 30 minutes or overnight.
• In frying pan or electric wok, heat 2 tsp oil over medium heat.
• Stir fry beef mixture in oil 2-3 minutes or until browned.
• Remove from pan, and set aside.
• In pan add remaining 3 tsps of oil, and stir fry vegetables, garlic and ginger for 1 minute.
• Add beef back to pan and stir fry 2 minutes.
• Mix cornstarch and water together and add to frying pan.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until sauce is thickened.
• Serve with rice or oriental noodles.

Steps:

• Cut beef into matchstick strips, cutting along the grain.
• In a medium bowl mix together:.
• 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce.
• 1 tablespoon cooking wine.
• 1 teaspoon white sugar.
• 2 tablespoons ginger juice.
• add beef and marinate for 30 minutes.
• Cut celery, carrot and hot peppers into thin strips, mince garlic and ginger. Place in a medium bowl, add sesame oil and mix well.
• Set aside.
• In another medium bowl beat the egg white and add water.
• Add the flour and cornstarch, mixing the batter well.
• Add Batter to the meat bowl, mixing well.
• To make the sauce mix together the 1 tablespoon white wine, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon white vinegar, 4 tablespoons white sugar, 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil, 2 tablespoons water and hot chili oil. Whisk until sugar is disolved. Set aside.
• In a deep wok over medium high heat add the oil.
• When hot add 1/4 the meat/batter mixture, separating the beef strips.
• Deep fry until golden brown-3 to 4 minutes depending on how hot your oil is, remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Repeat until all the beef is cooked.
• In another wok or large saucepan heat 1 tablespoon oil. When hot add the vegetables and begin stir-frying.
• Pour in the sauce and let come to a boil.
• Add the deep-fried beef, tossing well.
• Remove and serve hot over rice or just out of a bowl.

Steps:

• Mix the beef and five-spice in a bowl, then set aside to marinate. Soften the noodles in boiling water following pack instructions, drain then set aside. Thinly slice the red chilli, leaving the seeds if you prefer a little extra heat. Mix with the garlic, ginger and lemongrass in a small bowl. Heat half the oil in a wok, add the chilli mixture and stir-fry for 1 min until softened but not coloured. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside while you cook the beef.
• Heat the remaining oil, add the beef and stir-fry over a high heat for 1 min until browned and just cooked through.
• Return the chilli mixture to the pan with the sugar snaps, baby corn and half the spring onions. Stir-fry for 1 min more before adding the drained noodles. Mix to thoroughly combine, take off the heat and add a squeeze of lime juice, the soy sauce and fish sauce.
• Divide between four plates. Scatter with the peanuts, garnish with remaining spring onions and chopped coriander.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan. Add the beef and fry until browned all over and starting to crisp. Add the spring onions, pepper, ginger, oyster sauce and beans. Stir-fry for another 5 mins until the veg has softened, then add the noodles and juice of 1 lime. Season well and toss everything together until well combined and heated through.
• Separate the lettuces into leaves. Pile the noodles into the leaves, sprinkle over the reserved spring onions to garnish and serve with the lime wedges.

Steps:

• Toss the strips of steak, the lemongrass, soy sauce, half the fish sauce, half the sugar and half the chilli flakes together in a bowl. Set aside in the fridge to marinate for at least 20 mins or up to 6 hrs.
• Mix the remaining fish sauce with the lime juice, remaining chilli flakes, the rest of the sugar and 3 tbsp water, then set aside.
• Heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil in a large non-stick or cast iron wok or frying pan over a high heat. Once hot, tip in half the marinated steak strips and stir-fry for 2 mins until just cooked through, then remove to a large plate using tongs or a slotted spoon and repeat using another 1 tbsp of oil and the remaining beef. Remove to the plate, then wipe the wok or pan clean using kitchen paper.
• Add the remaining oil to the pan and fry the green pepper and the white parts of the spring onion. Stir-fry over a high heat for 2-3 mins, then add the garlic and ginger and stir-fry for another 45 seconds-1 min. Return the steak to the pan, stir well, then add the lime dressing and most of the basil leaves, mixing well to coat.
• Divide the stir-fry between bowls alongside rice or noodles, then scatter with the chopped peanuts, any remaining basil leaves and the green parts of the spring onions.

Steps:

• Heat a little of the oil in a large flameproof dish. Add the beef chunks, in batches, and fry until browned. When each batch is browned, transfer the beef to another dish. Very roughly chop the onions, ginger, garlic and coriander stalks. Put in a food processor and whizz to a paste.
• Wipe any oil out of the dish you browned the beef in. Add the paste with a good splash of water and gently fry, scraping up any beef bits, until the paste is fragrant and softened (add more water if the paste sticks). Stir in the five-spice, star anise and peppercorns, cook for 1 min, then add the sugar, soy sauces and tomato purée. Return the beef and any juices to the dish, then stir in enough stock to just about cover. Bring to a gentle simmer. Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Cover the dish, put in the oven and cook for 21⁄2 hrs until the beef is really tender.
• Lift the beef out of the sauce into a dish, to keep warm. Boil the sauce until reduced by about half and thickened. Meanwhile, fry the ginger in the oil until golden and crispy. Return the beef to the sauce. serve the beef spooned over rice and scattered with the crispy ginger.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or large pot, mix together first six ingredients. Add meat and mix well. Cover and simmer on stovetop or bake in 300° oven for 2-3 hours until fork-tender.
• Note: recipe may be prepared to this stage and then refrigerated and finished the next day.
• Meanwhile, on a lightly floured surface, roll out pastry to a large rectangle. Add carrots to beef mixture. Transfer mixture to a large rectangular 3 litre casserole and cover with pastry. Trim edges, cut steam holes, and decorate with extra pieces of scrap pastry.
• Bake in a 400° oven for 30 minutes or until golden and filling is bubbly.