Stir-Fried Beef In Spicy Hunan Sauce

• 1 lb beef flank steak or 1 lb beef top sirloin steak, very thinly sliced across-the-grain
• 3 tablespoons peanut oil, divided
• MARINADE
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• 3 tablespoons water
• HUNAN SAUCE
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon asian chili paste with garlic (or to taste)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

1. Combine marinade ingredients in a bowl and stir in the sliced beef; let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes.
2. Mix Hunan Sauce ingredients together in a bowl and set aside.
3. After 20 minutes, drain the beef well, saving the marinade, and mix marinade into the Hunan Sauce bowl.
4. Heat 1 tablespoon of the peanut oil in a skillet at medium-high heat.
5. Stir fry the beef until it is cooked but still a bit rare.
6. Remove beef onto a plate.
7. Add remaining 2 tablespoons peanut oil to the skillet and stir-fry the Hunan Sauce mixture until fragrant.
8. Stir in the beef, heat through and serve.

beef flank, peanut oil, marinade, soy sauce, sherry, water, hunan sauce, green onions, fresh ginger, garlic, asian chili paste, sugar, sherry, sesame oil, white vinegar, fresh ground black pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/stir-fried-beef-in-spicy-hunan-sauce-154976 (may not work)