Stir-Fried Cumin Beef for Two | America's Test Kitchen

Name: Stir-Fried Cumin Beef for Two | America's Test Kitchen
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 teaspoon water; 1/8 teaspoon baking soda; 8 ounces flank steak trimmed, cut with grain into 2- to 2½-inch-wide strips, each strip sliced against grain ¼ inch thick; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 1/2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger; 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin seeds, ground; 1 teaspoon Sichuan chili powder; 1/2 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns, ground; 1/4 teaspoon table salt, divided; 1 1/2 teaspoons Shaoxing wine or dry sherry; 1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce; 1 teaspoon molasses; 1/4 teaspoon cornstarch; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided; 1/4 small onion, sliced thin; 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh cilantro

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Keywords

Main Courses
Asian
Chinese
Asia
Beef
Meat
For Two

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Ingredients

1 1/2 teaspoon water
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
8 ounces flank steak trimmed, cut with grain into 2- to 2½-inch-wide strips, each strip sliced against grain ¼ inch thick
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons cumin seeds, ground
1 teaspoon Sichuan chili powder
1/2 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns, ground
1/4 teaspoon table salt, divided
1 1/2 teaspoons Shaoxing wine or dry sherry
1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon molasses
1/4 teaspoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
1/4 small onion, sliced thin
1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh cilantro