Chinese Takeaway Beef Curry Recipe
My take on the wonderful memories of Chinese takeaway beef curry, my fakeaway version is medium hot and is loaded with onions and sweet garden peas... and it cooks in 30 minutes, making it both cheaper and quicker than the local delivery service!
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 677kcal
Ingredients
- 325-350 g Beef Steak 12oz (I use Rump Steak)
- 150 g Frozen Peas 1 Cup
- 2 tablespoon Cornflour Corn Starch in the US
- ½ teaspoon Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Light Soy Sauce
- 1 tablespoon Shaoxing Rice Wine
- 1 tablespoon Chinkiang Vinegar
- 1 Pinch MSG
- 1 Large Onion 225g-250g
- 5 Garlic Cloves
- 15 g Ginger ½ Thumb-Sized Piece
- 1 Green Chilli Pepper
- 1 tablespoon Mild Curry Powder
- ½ teaspoon Chinese Five Spice
- 185 ml Beef Stock ¾ Cup
- 75 ml Water ⅓ Cup
- 2 tablespoon Cooking Oil
Instructions
- Cut the beef into thin 2-3mm (⅛") strips across the steak.
- Whisk together the cornflour, sugar, light soy sauce, rice wine, Chinkiang vinegar, and MSG in a medium mixing bowl. Then add the beef and allow it to sit while you prepare the vegetables.
- Place the peas in a sieve and run them under cold water to defrost them.
- Peel the onion and cut it into 8 wedges.
- Peel and finely dice the garlic cloves.
- Peel and grate the ginger.
- Thinly slice the green chilli pepper into rings.
- Heat a wok over a fiercely high heat and add the cooking oil, throw in the onions and stir-fry for 1½-2 minutes.
- Add the garlic, ginger and green chilli and stir fry for 15-30 seconds.
- Remove the beef from the marinade, add the beef to the wok and stir-fry for 1½-2 minutes. You do not cook the meat completely in this process because you want it to be just cooked and really tender in the final dish.
- Sprinkle over the curry powder and Chinese five-spice and toss to coat.
- Pour in the beef stock, water and the marinade and cook until the sauce begins to thicken.
- Add the defrosted peas and cook for another minute, then serve.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 677kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 54g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 22g | Cholesterol: 149mg | Sodium: 801mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 9g
