This is adapted from a traditional Szechuan dish, with a longer cooking time and less sauce. This is an unbelievably strange-looking dish, and absolutely amazingly delicious!
Provided by James Elkins
Categories Szechuan
Time 3h
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Slice the carrots, celery, ginger, and flank steak into very thin matchstick-size pieces, 1 inch long.
- (Be patient. This takes a long time.) Slice the scallions lengthwise, and then cut them into 1 inch long pieces.
- Heat 2T of the oil in a wok, and flash-fry the carrots until they are limp.
- Do not brown them.
- Wipe the wok out, and repeat for the celery.
- Wipe the wok out again, add the remaining 2T oil and the palm sugar.
- When the oil is hot, and the sugar is bubbling, add the scallions and the flank steak.
- Stir-fry 3 minutes, then add the soy sauce, and continue to stir-fry until the liquid is reduced, about 5 minutes.
- Return the carrots and celery to the wok.
- Add ginger root.
- Turn the heat down very low, and continue cooking, stirring continuously, for 1/2 hour.
- The ingredients will lose most of their remaining liquid turn dark.
- In the traditional version of this dish, at this point the cooking is complete.
- Continue cooking and stirring, over extremely low flame, for another hour, until the ingredients become brittle and dark, like a pile of burnt sticks.
- Toss the remaining ingredients into the dish and serve with steamed rice.
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Adanan Ali
[email protected]This dish was easy to make and very flavorful. I will definitely be making it again.
Ulrich Cloete
[email protected]I've made this dish several times and it always turns out great.
Fred Boakye
[email protected]This was a great recipe. The beef was cooked perfectly and the sauce was flavorful.
Fahd Khan
[email protected]I made this dish last night and it was a hit! My family loved it.
Varsho Jagasar
[email protected]This dish was so delicious! The beef was tender and flavorful, and the sauce was perfect. I will definitely be making this again.