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Garlic Beef and Shrimp Stir-Fry

蒜香牛肉炒虾仁

Beef and shrimp are stir-fried with golden whole garlic cloves and green pepper.

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Beef slices, curled shrimp, garlic cloves and green pepper pieces in a striped bowl.
Garlic Beef and Shrimp Stir-Fry
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Ingredients

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  • shrimp
  • beef
  • whole garlic cloves
  • green pepper
  • sea salt
  • black pepper
  • 1 spoonfullight soy sauce
  • 1 spoonfuloyster sauce
  • 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

    Marinate the shrimp with sea salt and black pepper for 8 minutes. Marinate the beef with light soy sauce, sea salt and black pepper for 10 minutes.

  2. 02

    Stir-fry the beef over high heat until it changes color and set it aside.

  3. 03

    Cook whole garlic cloves in the remaining oil over low heat until golden.

  4. 04

    Add the shrimp and stir-fry until cooked through.

  5. 05

    Return the beef and add chopped green pepper, oyster sauce and a little black pepper. Toss over high heat.

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Garlic Beef and Shrimp Stir-Fry

Beef and shrimp are stir-fried with golden whole garlic cloves and green pepper.

Ingredients

  • shrimp
  • beef
  • whole garlic cloves
  • green pepper
  • sea salt
  • black pepper
  • 1 spoonfullight soy sauce
  • 1 spoonfuloyster sauce
  • 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

    Marinate the shrimp with sea salt and black pepper for 8 minutes. Marinate the beef with light soy sauce, sea salt and black pepper for 10 minutes.

  2. 02

    Stir-fry the beef over high heat until it changes color and set it aside.

  3. 03

    Cook whole garlic cloves in the remaining oil over low heat until golden.

  4. 04

    Add the shrimp and stir-fry until cooked through.

  5. 05

    Return the beef and add chopped green pepper, oyster sauce and a little black pepper. Toss over high heat.