crispy beef
Crispy Beef Posted by liz at recipegoldmine.com May 26, 2001 Source: Cookin' Dad 3/4 pound tender beef strips (cut into diameter of about 2 pencils and length of 2 - 2 1/2 inches)
Ingredients
- 3/4poundtender beef strips (cut into diameter of
- 1/4cupsoy sauce
- 3/4cupgranulated sugar
- 1/2cupwhite vinegar
- 1/4cupwater
- 11/2 tablespoons green onions (green part only)
- 1teaspoonsesame seeds (untoasted)
- 2egg whites (beaten until frothy)
Directions
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Crispy Beef Posted by liz at recipegoldmine.com May 26, 2001 Source: Cookin' Dad 3/4 pound tender beef strips (cut into diameter of about 2
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Massage spices into beef strips until evenly distributed
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Place in refrigerator
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When ready to fry, in mixing bowl beat egg whites until frothy and dip beef in egg whites making sure all pieces are covered
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Next, and very important is to GRADUALLY add cornstarch to this mixture, slowly coating all of the beef strips
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You will use a lot of cornstarch to THOROUGHLY coat beef strips, so don't let the 1 cup measurement intimidate you
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Actually, you may use less than 1 cup, but it will take a lot to make sure EACH strip of beef is covered with a FAIRLY THICK coating of corn
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The cornstarch application part is slightly messy but, believe me, it is worth the effort! When done coating beef, set aside for few minutes