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Beef: Sesame Beef

Source of Recipe

Diana Maxwell


List of Ingredients

1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon orange peel
1 tablespoon crushed red peper
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup ketchup
1/2 cup sherry
2 tablespoons sesame oil
1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
salt to taste
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon MSG

BEEF:
3/4 pound lean sirloin or tenderloin (1/4" strips)
1 beaten egg
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon MSG
1/2 teaspoon salt


Recipe

In small saucepan mix: 1/2 c. water, 1 T. orange peel, 1 T. crushed red pepper. Boil down to about 1/3 c. juice. Strain, reserving juice. Back in small saucepan add: reserved juice, brown sugar, ketchup, sherry, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar soy sauce, MSG (if using) and salt. Stir well over low heat until slight boil. To this add a mixture of 2 tsp. cornstarch w/ 1 T. cold water. Stir constantly until thickened. To sauce add 2 T. toasted sesame seeds. Keep warm until beef is ready.

For Beef: slice into strips, then coat in mixture of egg, sesame oil, MSG and salt. Then coat beef in cornstarch, and let sit on wax paper for about 10 minutes (until cornstarch is almost absorbed). Deep fry beef pieces at 350ºF until slight brown (about 2 1/2 minutes). Drain on paper towel. Add beef to sauce and serve over hot rice.