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Beef and Bean Sprout Stir-Fry

豆芽牛肉

Beef tenderloin and bean sprouts are stir-fried with garlic, dried chiles and green pepper, with vinegar added around the pan.

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Beef strips and pale bean sprouts with green pepper.
Beef and Bean Sprout Stir-Fry
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Ingredients

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  • beef tenderloin
  • bean sprouts
  • green pepper
  • scallions
  • garlic
  • dried chiles
  • 1 spoonfullight soy sauce for marinade
  • 1/2 spoonfuloyster sauce
  • pepper
  • starch
  • oil for marinade
  • vinegar
  • salt
  • light soy sauce for stir-fry
  • chicken bouillon
  • cooking oil

Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 01

    Cut beef tenderloin into strips and mix with 1 spoonful light soy sauce, 1/2 spoonful oyster sauce, pepper, starch and oil. Marinate for 15 minutes.

  2. 02

    Heat oil and stir-fry the beef until it changes color, then set aside.

  3. 03

    In fresh oil, fry scallions, garlic and dried chile strips until fragrant. Add bean sprouts and stir-fry over high heat. Pour vinegar around the edge and season with salt, light soy sauce and chicken bouillon.

  4. 04

    Add green pepper and return the beef. Toss until the beef is cooked through and everything is combined.

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Beef and Bean Sprout Stir-Fry

Beef tenderloin and bean sprouts are stir-fried with garlic, dried chiles and green pepper, with vinegar added around the pan.

Ingredients

  • beef tenderloin
  • bean sprouts
  • green pepper
  • scallions
  • garlic
  • dried chiles
  • 1 spoonfullight soy sauce for marinade
  • 1/2 spoonfuloyster sauce
  • pepper
  • starch
  • oil for marinade
  • vinegar
  • salt
  • light soy sauce for stir-fry
  • chicken bouillon
  • cooking oil

Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.

Method

  1. 01

    Cut beef tenderloin into strips and mix with 1 spoonful light soy sauce, 1/2 spoonful oyster sauce, pepper, starch and oil. Marinate for 15 minutes.

  2. 02

    Heat oil and stir-fry the beef until it changes color, then set aside.

  3. 03

    In fresh oil, fry scallions, garlic and dried chile strips until fragrant. Add bean sprouts and stir-fry over high heat. Pour vinegar around the edge and season with salt, light soy sauce and chicken bouillon.

  4. 04

    Add green pepper and return the beef. Toss until the beef is cooked through and everything is combined.