Beef Chop Suey 雜碎 | Beef and Stir-Fried Vegetables | Use Whatever Ingredients You Have!

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and pork is often less expensive.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free while liquid aminos is often cheaper.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola is usually less expensive.

cornstarch

🥗Healthier: arrowroot powder

💰Cheaper: flour

Arrowroot is a healthier thickening agent, while flour is often cheaper.

Cut 10 oz of beef into slices about 1/4 inch thick, cutting perpendicular to the fibers.

In a bowl, season beef with 1/4 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp ground pepper, and 1 tbsp dark soy sauce. Mix well.

Add 1 egg white and 2 tsp cornstarch to the beef, mixing until well combined. Set aside to marinate.

Cut 1 carrot, 1 celery stalk, 1 cup red bell pepper, and 1/4 cup green bell pepper into small pieces.

Chop 7 oz of Napa cabbage, 1 small onion, and the white part of 1 green onion.

Slice 4.5 oz of mushrooms and drain 7 oz of firm tofu, cutting into cubes.

Drain black fungus and remove stems, cutting into small pieces.

Slice a few pieces of ginger and mince 6 garlic cloves.

Heat a pan over high heat and add 1 tbsp of vegetable oil. Once hot, add the tofu and brown for about 4 minutes, turning occasionally. Set aside.

In the same pan, add another 1 tbsp of vegetable oil. Once hot, add minced garlic and the carrot with a pinch of salt, stirring for 30 seconds.

Add mushrooms and black fungus to the pan and stir for 2 minutes. Pour 1/2 tsp of cooking wine around the edges of the pan and stir briefly, then set aside.

Add another 1 tbsp of vegetable oil to the pan, then add minced garlic, onion, white part of green onion, bell peppers, celery, and Napa cabbage with a pinch of salt. Stir-fry for 2 minutes, maintaining high heat.

Pour 1/2 tsp of cooking wine around the edges of the pan and stir briefly, then set aside.

To stir-fry the beef, heat the pan until it smokes and add 3 tbsp of vegetable oil. Once hot, add ginger slices and stir for 10 seconds.

Add the marinated beef pieces, spreading them out in the pan. Let sit for 30 seconds, then flip and stir for 20 seconds.

Add 1 tbsp of dark soy sauce and 1 tsp of cooking wine around the edges of the pan, then add 1 tbsp of oyster sauce to the beef and stir for 10 seconds.

Add all the vegetables and tofu to the pan, stirring for 20 seconds. Finally, add the green part of the green onion, stir briefly, and turn off the heat.

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