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Cumin beef

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  • 10 oz beef chuck
  • 8 pieces pickled face heaven chilies
  • 5 pieces red dried chilies
  • 1 whole onion
Slice the beef chuck into 4 mm thick pieces.
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
Marinate with 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine, a quarter teaspoon each of salt and black pepper; mix until the liquid is almost absorbed.
  • 1 whole egg white
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
Add 1 egg white and 2 tablespoons cornstarch and massage until velvety, creamy and slippery; rest 20 minutes.
  • brine from the chili bottle
  • 2 tsp cumin powder
  • minced garlic
Cut the pickled chilies open with scissors, keeping them whole; add some brine from the bottle. Prepare dried red chilies, 2 teaspoons cumin powder, minced garlic and thin onion slices.
Pickled face heaven chilies and the aromatics
  • oil
Heat oil in a frying pan until super hot and add the beef piece by piece in order, in batches if needed.
Fry a minute or two until beautifully brown, flip in the same order, brown the other side and remove.
Wash the pan to remove the particles, heat oil, and stir-fry the onion, garlic, dried chilies and pickled chilies until the onion is transparent.
Return the beef, toss, add all the cumin powder, toss to mix evenly; taste and add salt if needed.
  • red chili flake
Dust with more cumin powder and optionally sprinkle red chili flake.
Finishing and tasting