Ingredients

  • 800 g topside beef
  • 10 slices fresh peeled ginger
  • 2 spring onions (green onions)
  • 4 cups peanut oil
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 10 whole dried chilies
  • 2 teaspoons peppercorns
  • 15 pieces dried orange peel (from Asian supermarket)
  • 1 12 cups stock (any will do)
  • 14 cup Chinese wine
  • 4 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • white pepper
  • 4 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons chili oil

Method

  • Cut beef into thin strips.
  • Add five slices ginger, one chopped spring onion, salt and 1-2 tbs chinese wine to marinate beef for 20 minutes.
  • Remove onion and ginger before cooking.
  • Heat 4 cups oil in wok until hot.
  • Add beef and separate, cook and remove from wok and drain.
  • Continue to heat oil.
  • When oil is hotter add back the beef and deep fry again.
  • This makes the beef dry.
  • Remove from wok and drain.
  • Heat 2 tsp sesame oil in another pan, add chilli and stir a few times.
  • Then add peppercorns, pre-soaked orange peel and stir a few more times.
  • Add another spring onion and five slices of ginger.
  • Add stock, rest of chinese wine, soy sauce, salt, pepper.
  • Add beef and cook over low flame.
  • Add sugar and continue to cook.
  • Then turn up the flame to caramelise the sauce.
  • Finally add 2 more tablespoons sesame oil and chili oil.
  • Remove dired chillis, ginger and orange peel before serving with steamed rice.