Cumin Beef Stir-Fry with Cilantro
孜然炒牛肉 · Zī rán niú ròu
Beef slices are stir-fried with onion, fresh chiles, cumin and cilantro.
Also known as Cumin beef.
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Ingredients
Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.
- beef
- cilantro
- ginger
- garlic
- onion
- bird's eye chiles
- as neededwhite pepper
- 1 spoonful for marinade, 2 for stir-frylight soy sauce
- a littledark soy sauce
- a littleoyster sauce
- 1 spoonfulstarch
- 1 spoonfuloil for marinade
- 1 spoonfulchili powder
- 1 spoonfulground cumin
- a littlesalt
- a littlechicken bouillon
- as neededcooking 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
- 01
Thinly slice beef, shred ginger, mince garlic, slice chiles and cut cilantro into sections.
- 02
Mix beef with ginger, garlic, white pepper, the marinade light soy sauce, a little dark soy sauce and oyster sauce and starch. Add marinade oil and leave for 15 minutes.
- 03
Heat oil and stir-fry the beef until it changes color, then remove.
- 04
Heat fresh oil and stir-fry onion and chiles until just tender. Return beef and add chili powder, then the remaining light soy sauce, salt, cumin and chicken bouillon.
- 05
Stir-fry until the beef is cooked through, add cilantro and toss.
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Cumin Beef Stir-Fry with Cilantro
Beef slices are stir-fried with onion, fresh chiles, cumin and cilantro.
Ingredients
- beef
- cilantro
- ginger
- garlic
- onion
- bird's eye chiles
- as neededwhite pepper
- 1 spoonful for marinade, 2 for stir-frylight soy sauce
- a littledark soy sauce
- a littleoyster sauce
- 1 spoonfulstarch
- 1 spoonfuloil for marinade
- 1 spoonfulchili powder
- 1 spoonfulground cumin
- a littlesalt
- a littlechicken bouillon
- as neededcooking 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
- 01
Thinly slice beef, shred ginger, mince garlic, slice chiles and cut cilantro into sections.
- 02
Mix beef with ginger, garlic, white pepper, the marinade light soy sauce, a little dark soy sauce and oyster sauce and starch. Add marinade oil and leave for 15 minutes.
- 03
Heat oil and stir-fry the beef until it changes color, then remove.
- 04
Heat fresh oil and stir-fry onion and chiles until just tender. Return beef and add chili powder, then the remaining light soy sauce, salt, cumin and chicken bouillon.
- 05
Stir-fry until the beef is cooked through, add cilantro and toss.
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