Hunanbeancurdinhotmeatsauce Recipes

HUNAN BEAN CURD IN HOT MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Marinate the pork in a mixture of the white wine and 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch for a few minutes.
• Then fry in a hot wok containing the vegetable oil.
• Cook for just a moment, and then add the bean curd cubes.
• Add the hot bean sauce, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, peas, and hot pepper oil or cayenne.
• Stir-fry for about 1 minute.
• Add the chicken broth and optional salt, and stir over high heat until mixture comes to a boil.
• Thicken the sauce with the cornstarch mixture.
• Garnish with the black pepper, scallions, and sesame oil.
• Serve hot.

SUMMER FILET OF BEEF WITH BEARNAISE MAYONNAISE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with aluminum foil.
• Dry the entire tenderloin with paper towels and brush it all over (top and bottom) with the butter. Sprinkle it all over with 4 teaspoons of salt and 2 teaspoons of pepper. It will seem like a lot but trust me, it's important.
• Place the filet on the sheet pan and roast it for 1 to 1 1/4 hours, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the end of the beef registers 130 degrees F for medium rare. Remove from the oven, cover tightly with aluminum foil, and allow to rest at room temperature for 15 minutes. Discard the foil and allow to sit at room temperature.
• Meanwhile, place the shallots, 3 tablespoons of tarragon, the wine, and vinegar in a small saucepan and bring it to a boil over medium-high heat. Boil for 5 minutes, until only 1 tablespoon of liquid remains. Set aside to cool for 15 minutes.
• Place the egg yolks, lemon juice, mustard, 2 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and process for 10 seconds. With the processor running, slowly pour the vegetable oil and olive oil through the feed tube to make a thick emulsion. Add the shallot reduction and the remaining tablespoon of tarragon leaves and pulse to combine. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Slice the filet of beef between 1/4 and 1/2 inch thick, sprinkle with salt, and serve warm, at room temperature, or cold with the béarnaise mayonnaise on the side.

STIR-FRIED BEEF IN SPICY HUNAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine marinade ingredients in a bowl and stir in the sliced beef; let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes.
• Mix Hunan Sauce ingredients together in a bowl and set aside.
• After 20 minutes, drain the beef well, saving the marinade, and mix marinade into the Hunan Sauce bowl.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the peanut oil in a skillet at medium-high heat.
• Stir fry the beef until it is cooked but still a bit rare.
• Remove beef onto a plate.
• Add remaining 2 tablespoons peanut oil to the skillet and stir-fry the Hunan Sauce mixture until fragrant.
• Stir in the beef, heat through and serve.

HUNAN BEEF

Steps:

• Remove all the fat from the beef and partially freeze beef for ease in slicing.
• Cut it across the grain into thin 1½ inch slices.
• Place the beef slices in a container with a tight fitting lid and add the marinade in the following steps.
• First add the meat tenderizer by sprinkling it sparsely so that it hits each piece of meat.
• Next add the soy and stir.
• Then sprinkle on the cornstarch coating each piece.
• Finally add the oil and stir to coat all of the meat.
• Let the meat marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• While the meat marinates, chop the Thai chilies into tiny pieces, set them aside.
• Once the meat has marinated, velvet it by bringing a pot of water with the salt and just 1 tablespoon of the peanut oil to boil.
• Add the meat and let it cook for 1 minute, remove it with a slotted spoon and set it aside.
• Heat the remaining tablespoon of peanut oil on high in a non stick pot or wok.
• Add the chilies and garlic and stir fry them for 1 minute.
• Add the beef, ginger, vinegar, soy sauce and sugar and stir fry everything for 1 more minute then remove the wok from the heat.
• Serve with steamed vegetables and rice.

HOISIN DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• In small saucepan, combine all ingredients; mix well.
• Cook over medium-low heat until thoroughly heated. Serve warm.