Shredded Beef Szechuan Style

Ingredients

• 250 g shredded beef
• 4 tbsp. vegetable cooking oil ( , divided )
• 100 g celery ( , around 5 cm long or as needed)
• 10 to 15 pickled peppers ( , finely chopped (Note 1))
• 2 green onion whites ( , cut into sections around 5 cm long)
• 1 inch root ginger ( , chopped)
• 2 garlic clove s (, chopped )
• 1 tbsp. doubanjiang
• a small pinch of salt
• 2 tsp. dark soy sauce (, for better coloring )
• 1 tbsp. cooking wine or water
• 1 tbsp. light soy sauce
• 1 tbsp. oyster sauce
• 1 small pinch salt
• 2 tsp. cornstarch

Instructions

1. Cut the beef against the grain into thin slices. Then cut into shreds.
2. Mix the beef with all the seasonings expect cornstarch. Marinating for 15 minutes. Then mix cornstarch in. Mix well.
3. Add around 1 tablespoon of cooking oil in wok and fry celery for 1 minutes until just cooked.
4. Heat the wok until hot firstly. Then place 1 tablespoon of oil and add garlic, ginger, scallion and pickled peppers. Fry until aromatic.
5. Push all the content in the wok to one edge of the wok, add another 2 tablespoon of cooking oil in center and spread the beef shreds in. Gently fry When the beef begin to change color on surface, place 1 tablespoon of doubanjiang in.
6. Add dark soy sauce, celery and salt if necessary. Mix well quickly. Serve hot!