Recipes

Beijing beef

Gluten-free. Crispy strips, fresh mini peppers, sweet-tangy sauce. Rice on the side.

TonightThaw

CutsAgainst grain

FryTwo batches

PlateSauce last

1 · GrainLook for the lines. They run the length of the piece.

2 · SliceKnife perpendicular to those lines. Thin strips. Against the grain.

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Beijing beef (GF)

4 servings · beef, peppers, sauce. Rice on the side.

552 cal 45g protein 35g carb 26g fat

MyFitnessPal · Beijing beef (GF)

On the board

Beef

~1¾ lb freezer beef, thin strips against the grain
½ cup cornstarch, for the dredge
canola for a shallow fry, 12-inch stainless, not cast iron

Peppers

1 bag mini sweet peppers, sliced. Fresh, not frozen.

Sauce, ~4 servings

⅓ cup ketchup — Smash Kitchen is already in the house
3 Tbsp coconut aminos, not soy sauce. Raquel is GF.
2 Tbsp gluten-free oyster sauce
2 Tbsp vinegar
2 Tbsp sugar
3 cloves garlic, minced
½ tsp chili flake
¼ cup water + 1 tsp cornstarch, slurry after the peppers cook off

Last beef-and-broccoli went watery from frozen veg and mild coconut aminos. Fresh peppers. Let their water cook off before the sauce goes in. Two fry batches so the strips stay crispy.

Tonight

Thaw the freezer beef if it isn’t already out.
Confirm coconut aminos, GF oyster sauce, ketchup, fresh mini peppers, cornstarch, 12-inch stainless. Start rice.
Stir the sauce: ⅓ cup ketchup, 3 Tbsp coconut aminos, 2 Tbsp GF oyster sauce, 2 Tbsp vinegar, 2 Tbsp sugar, 3 minced garlic cloves, ½ tsp chili flake. Keep the slurry separate.

Cuts

Slice thin, against the grain. See the diagram.
Toss the strips in ½ cup cornstarch. Shake off extra. Slice the mini peppers.

Fry

12-inch stainless, not cast iron. Shallow canola, hot.
Fry the beef in two batches so they stay crispy. Don’t crowd. Drain on a rack.
Peppers in the same pan. Cook until the water is gone. If you sauce now, it goes watery.

Plate

Sauce in. Slurry: ¼ cup water + 1 tsp cornstarch. It should thicken, not pool.
Beef back in. Coat. Off the heat. Onto rice.

Leftovers

Fridge 3 days. Wednesday dinner is leftover Beijing. Raquel at Bible study; Mike with the kids. Reheat in a pan, not a microwave pile.