On Jul 3, 8:12�pm, aem > wrote:
> On Jul 3, 4:23�pm, Sheldon > wrote:
>
> > I adlibbed tonight.
>
> > Velvetized Orange Beef with Oniions & Mushrooms... was going to cook
> > up some rice but had yellow rice w/black beans yesterday.
> > �....
> > This is very easy, don't even need a wok, anyone interested I'll post
> > my recipe.
>
> Yes please. �Velvetized? �You mean you partially cooked it in warm oil
> or water before finishing with a hot stir fry? �Orange zest? �Dried
> tangerine peel?
>
> Here I'm going to fake a dish called katsu don to use up leftover
> tonkatsu. � � -aem


Velvetized is to dust meat with cornstarch, this seals it so it
doesn't dry out during cooking (whether stir fried or deep fried), I
eyeballed about three Tbls. I used OJ for a marinade, with garlic,
soy sauce, a few drops of sesame oil, and white pepper... sat in a
covered glass bowl in the fridge about six hours. I used a pound of
top round trimmed of fat and sliced thin across the grain, and two
very large mild onions sliced into thick wedges. Stir fry the onions
first, with three cloves slivered garlic (I used a 14" SS fry pan).
When onions are slightly browned but still firm remove them. Then
stir fry the beef until barely cooked (still shows pink). Then add an
eight ounce can of mushrooms with liquid and add back the onions.
Cook until a glossy sauce forms from the corn starch coating, serve
immediately. Nothing is measured exact and feel free to adjust to
your personal taste... you may like hot pepper, sweet and sour (add
pineapple and green pepper. or any other ingredients, like broccoli,
snow peas, bok choy, whatever. I used what I had on hand. It
actually turned out better than from a Chinese restaurant... only
improvement if I had one of those tiny paper umbrellas. This was a
last minute decision with no real planning, as with much of my
everyday cooking. Originally I was simply going to s n' p and toss
that small hunk of defrosted round on the grill and have at it with
that left over yellow rice and black beans... that rice and beans is
still in the fridge, will probably end up as bird food, along with
three ears of corn I never got to eat... I have to stop buying the
baker's dozen and only buy six.