Spicy Stir-Fried Beef

Ingredients 13

• Beef 牛肉to taste
• Dried red chillies 干辣椒to taste
• Ginger 姜to taste
• Garlic 蒜to taste
• Green bell pepper 青椒1 个
• Light soy sauce 生抽to taste
• Ground pepper 胡椒粉to taste
• Cornstarch 淀粉to taste
• Sichuan peppercorns 花椒to taste
• Shaoxing cooking wine 料酒to taste
• Salt 盐to taste
• Chicken powder 鸡精to taste
• Cooking oil 油to taste

Steps 5

1. 1
   Step 1

   Cut the beef into thin slices or strips. Mix with pepper, soy sauce and just a very little cornstarch, and leave for a while.

   牛肉切薄片或细丝，加胡椒粉、生抽和很少的淀粉抓匀，腌一会儿。

2. 2
   Step 2

   Shred the ginger, chop the garlic, slice the green pepper into rings and cut the dried chillies into pieces.

   姜切丝，蒜切末，青椒切圈，干辣椒剪段。

3. 3
   Step 3

   Heat a little more oil than usual on low heat, fry a few Sichuan peppercorns until fragrant and scoop them out. Add a third of the garlic and the ginger, then the beef and a dash of cooking wine, and stir-fry on high heat.

   锅里油比平时稍多，小火炸香几粒花椒后捞出，放三分之一蒜末和姜丝爆香，下牛肉，淋一点料酒，转大火爆炒。

4. 4
   Step 4

   When the beef changes colour, push it to one side. Fry the dried chillies in the space on low heat for a moment, taking care they do not burn.

   牛肉变色后拨到一边，空出的地方放干辣椒，小火稍微炸一下，别炸焦。

5. 5
   Step 5

   Mix the beef back in, add a little soy sauce and turn the heat up. Add the green pepper and the rest of the garlic, toss a few times, and add salt and chicken powder to taste.

   把牛肉拨回来，加一点生抽，开大火，放青椒圈和剩下的蒜末翻炒几下，尝一下，按口味加盐和鸡精。