Sesame Beef

Name: Sesame Beef
Cuisine: Hubei
Ingredients: 15 ml/1 tbsp dark soy sauce; 5 ml/1 tsp caster/superfine sugar; 5 ml/1 tsp caster/superfine sugar; pinch of ground cloves; 450 g/1 lb fillet steak/beef tenderloin; 15 ml/1 tbsp groundnut/peanut oil; 15 ml/1 tbsp groundnut/peanut oil; 2 garlic cloves, sliced; 450 g/1 lb fillet steak/beef tenderloin; 2.5 ml/½ tsp ground Sichuan peppercorns; 15 ml/1 tbsp sesame oil; 15 ml/1 tbsp sesame seeds; noodles, to serve; 15 ml/1 tbsp finely grated ginger; 1 spring onion/scallion, chopped; 1 spring onion/scallion, chopped; 2.5 ml/½ tsp salt; 15 ml/1 tbsp rice wine or vinegar; 15 ml/1 tbsp rice wine or vinegar

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

China

By Terry Tan

Published 2020

About

This marinated beef dish originated from Hubei, although it is more usually cooked there using pork. However, there is a sizeable population of Muslims in western China, and this dish was tweaked to suit their religious requirements.

Ingredients

450 g/1 lb fillet steak/beef tenderloin
15 ml/1</

Asia
China
Main course

Method

Cut the beef into thin slices, each measuring 2.5 cm/1 in wide by 7.5 cm/3 in long. Combine the marinade ingredients in a bowl, pour over the beef and toss to coat. Leave to marinate for 20 minutes.
Heat the oil in a wok and fry the garlic until crisp and light brown. Add the beef slices with their marinade and stir-fry for 1 minute, then add the soy sauce, sug