Diced Beef with Garlic & Black Pepper 黑蒜子牛肉粒

Tianjin Diced beef with garlic and black pepper: a must-try dish if you love amplified garlic and black pepper flavors on steak! Remember to prepare a lot of rice to serve with!

喜歡和牛排絕配的蒜頭和黑胡椒的你一定要試試這下飯神菜 -- 黑蒜子牛肉粒!

Servings: 2

Ingredients:

1.22 lbs. (550g) boneless beef ribeye steak (or beef tenderloin, sirloin steak)

40 cloves garlic, trim off top end

Cooking oil

Beef marinade:

2 scallions (white end parts only), minced.

4 slices ginger, minced

1 tbsp rice wine

1 tbsp soy sauce

½ tbsp dark soy sauce

1 tbsp oyster sauce

1 tsp ground black pepper

 ------Mix in about 5 minutes prior to frying-----

2 tbsp corn starch

1 tbsp flour

Stir-fry sauce:

¼ stick butter

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 tbsp rice wine

1 tbsp soy sauce

½ tbsp dark soy sauce

1 tbsp oyster sauce

1 tsp ground black pepper

½ tsp ground white pepper

1 ½ tbsp sugar

Instructions:

1.     Marinate diced beef with beef marinade for 30 minutes. Mix in corn starch and flour a few minutes before frying.

2.     Heat up cooking oil in a heavy bottom pan to (320°F/160°C), fry garlic cloves till golden.

3.     Reheat the oil to (320°F/160°C), fry the beef chunks in batches till golden.  Separate pieces that are stuck together to ensure even frying.

Place on a cooling rack or a plate.

4.     Heat the oil to (350°F/ 180°C, fry the beef again until golden brown. Fetch out and set aside.

5.     Melt butter from the stir-fry sauce in a new pan. Add minced garlic, ground black pepper, ground white pepper, and the rest of the sauce ingredients. Stir fry quickly to release garlic aroma and the sauce thickens a little.

6.     Add fried garlic and beef chunks in. Stir-fry quickly and ensure both garlic and beef pieces are evenly covered in sauce.

7.     Serve with rice~ Enjoy!