Beef And Bok Choy Hot Pot Recipes

BEEF HOT POT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Heat a little oil in frying pan and brown (only) stew meat along with onions and carrots (to soften slightly); remove from pan.
• Layer sliced potatoes, onion, carrot and meat in a 3 pint casserole, finishing with a layer of potatoes.
• Pour over the stock.
• Brush the potatoes with 1 tbsp melted butter. Cover and bake for 1 hour.
• Remove the hot pot from the oven. Uncover and brush the potatoes again with melted butter or dripping.
• Return to the oven for a further 30 minutes, uncovered, to brown the potatoes.
• Serve garnished with parsley.

BETTY TURPIN'S HOT POT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F.
• Melt the dripping or 1 oz butter over a high heat in a heavy-bottomed frying pan until the fat smokes.
• Seal the meat and continue frying until nicely browned.
• Remove the pieces from the pan to a deep casserole or divide among four individual high-sided oven proof dishes.
• Turn down the heat to medium.
• Fry the onions in the pan juices, adding a little more butter or dripping if necessary.
• When the onions are soft and starting to brown, sprinkle on the flour and stir in to soak up the fat and the juices.
• As the flour paste starts to colour, start adding stock or water a few tablespoons at a time, stirring vigorously to avoid lumps.
• Gradually add the rest of the liquid.
• Bring to a simmer, stirring constantly, add the Worcestershire sauce and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour the onions and liquid over the meat and mix well.
• Tuck in the bay leaf (tear into 4 pieces if making individual hot pots).
• Arrange the potatoes over the meat in overlapping layers, seasoning each layer.
• Dot the top layer of potatoes with the remainder of the butter.
• Cover the dish and place on the top shelf of the oven for 2 hours.
• Uncover and cook for a further 30 minutes.
• If the potatoes are not brown at this point, turn up the oven and cook for a further 15 minutes, or finish under the grill, brushing the potato slices with more butter if they look dry.
• Serve with red cabbage and chips.

BEEF AND BOK CHOY

Steps:

• Wash the bok choy and drain it. Cut the leaves into thin strips.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a frying pan or wok; add the garlic and stir-fry for 30 seconds.
• Heat the remaining oil; add the meat in small batches and stir-fry for 3 minutes over high heat until the meat has browned but is not cooked through. Remove the meat from the pan.
• Stir-fry the bok choy for 30 seconds or until it is just wilted.
• Add the meat, soy sauce and sherry.
• Sir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes or until the meat is tender.
• Add the basil and sesame oil and toss well.
• Serve immediately.
• Garnish with strips of red pepper, if desired.

BOK CHOY WITH BEEF

Steps:

• Cut beef crosswise (across the grain) into 1/4-inch-thick slices, then cut slices into 1/2-inch-wide strips.
• Make marinade and marinate meat:
• Stir together marinade ingredients in a medium bowl until sugar is dissolved.
• Add beef, tossing to coat, and marinate 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Blanch bok choy:
• Separate bok choy into individual leaves and halve crosswise, keeping stems and leaves separate. Cook stems in a large pot of boiling water 15 seconds, then add leaves and cook 15 seconds more. Drain in a colander, then rinse with cold water to stop cooking and drain well.
• Fry beef:
• Stir together soy sauce, Sherry, and vinegar.
• Heat vegetable oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until a deep-fat thermometer registers 400°F.
• Add beef to hot oil with tongs (discard marinade) and cook, stirring carefully, until slices separate, about 1 minute. Transfer beef with tongs to a colander and drain.
• Stir-fry beef and bok choy:
• Reserve 3 tablespoons oil from skillet and discard remainder. Heat reserved oil in skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then stir-fry garlic and ginger until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add beef, soy mixture, and bok choy and stir-fry until sauce is simmering and mixture is just heated through, about 1 minute. Serve immediately.