Dinner Tonight: Hunan Beef With Cumin Recipe

• 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine or medium-dry sherry
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon light soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon potato starch
• 12 ounces boneless short rib, sliced across the grain into 1 1/2-inch pieces.
• 1 3/4 cups peanut oil
• 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, peeled and minced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 fresh red chilies, stems and seeds discarded, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons dried chili flakes
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 scallions, green parts chopped, white parts discarded
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil

1. Whisk together wine, salt, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, potato starch, and one tablespoon water in medium-sized bowl. Add beef to marinade, mix with hands, and let sit for at least 15 minutes at room temperature.
2. Pour oil into large wok. Turn heat to high and using a deep fry thermometer, bring temperature to 225u0b0F. Add beef and cook for two minutes, stirring gently with 12-inch tongs to keep pieces from sticking together. Remove beef with tongs, and drain over wire rack.
3. Pour out all but three tablespoons of oil. Turn heat to high again, and once lightly smoking, add ginger, garlic, chilies, chili flakes, and cumin. Stir constantly with wooden spoon for about 15 seconds. Add beef back to wok, and season with pinch of salt. Cook until beef starts to sizzle, about 1 minute. Add scallions. Stir well and remove from heat.
4. Transfer beef to a large plate, and drizzle sesame oil on top. Serve beef with white rice.

shaoxing wine, salt, soy sauce, soy sauce, potato starch, short, peanut oil, fresh ginger, garlic, fresh red chilies, dried chili flakes, ground cumin, scallions, sesame oil

Taken from www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2010/11/hunan-beef-with-cumin-recipe.html (may not work)