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Beef: Chop Chae

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients

5 dried Chinese black mushrooms, soaked
stemmed and julienned
2 tablespoons mushroom soaking liquid
5 wood ears, soaked, julienned -- hard parts removed
1/2 pound beef, julienne cut
2 tablespoons Japanese soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons minced onion
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
black pepper
1/2 pound bean sprouts
1 cup julienne cut carrots (3 medium)
1 cup julienned bamboo shoots
1 medium sweet onion, julienned
2 beaten eggs
1 1/2 ounces bean threads, soaked, cut
oil
2 tablespoons Japanese soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons ground roasted sesame seeds


Recipe

Combine mushrooms, wood ears, beef, 2 Tbsp soy sauce, 1 Tbsp sugar, scallion, garlic, 1 Tbsp sesame oil, and pepper, and set aside. Saute bean sprouts, carrot, onion, and bamboo shoot separately in oil to which you've added a splash of sesame oil. As you finish cooking them, dump each vegetable into colander, sprinkle with salt, and let drain (just dump them on top of each other).

Make thin "crepes" by cooking small amounts of egg in oil with a bit of sesame oil added, tilting pan so it spreads. Take from heat and shred. (This is done most easily if you roll them up and then slice the rolls thinly.) Quickly saute the seasoned beef and mushroom mixture in oil with sesame oil added over high heat. Add bean thread, and stir to mix. Add about 2 Tbsp of the mushroom soaking liquid, then mix in the cooked vegetables, egg strips, and remaining seasonings.