Beef and Pine Nuts in Sweet Black Pepper Sauce
- Low carb
Ingredients
- 3/4 lbs (375 g) beef tenderloin or strip loin grilling steak
- 2 tsp (10 mL) soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) sesame oil
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) cornstarch
- 1/3 cup (75 mL) chicken or beef stock
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) Chinese rice wine, sake or dry sherry
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) grated gingerroot
- 1-1/2 cups (375 mL) vegetable oil
- 4 small shallots, quartered
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) pine nuts
- 1 tsp (5 mL) coarsely ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) Hoisin sauce
- 1 green onion, white part only, very thinly sliced
- fresh coriander sprigs
Preparation
Slice beef across the grain into ¼-inch (5 mm) thick slices. Stack slices and cut into 1- x ½-inch (2.5 x 1 cm) pieces. In bowl, mix well with soy sauce and sesame oil; mix in egg yolk. Sprinkle with cornstarch; mix thoroughly. Set aside.
In small bowl, mix together stock, wine and ginger; let stand for 5 minutes. Strain through fine sieve or cheesecloth into bowl, pressing down on ginger to squeeze out juice. Reserve liquid, discarding ginger.
In wok, heat vegetable oil over high heat until it begins to haze over surface. Fry meat, in 3 batches and stirring to separate pieces, until lightly browned, 15 to 20 seconds per batch; remove with slotted spatula or spoon. Set aside. Pour out all but 2 tbsp (30 mL) of the oil from wok; fry shallots until golden, about 1 minute. Add pine nuts and pepper; stir-fry until nuts are slightly darkened, 30 seconds. Stir in hoisin sauce; stir-fry for 10 seconds. Stir in reserved stock mixture and bring to boil; cook for 30 seconds. Add beef; stir-fry until sauce is thickened, about 20 seconds. Scrape onto serving plate. Sprinkle with green onion; garnish with coriander.
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