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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Beef is a dish rich in nutrients that are good for health. Today TasteVN will introduce you to a simple and quick recipe for stir-fried beef with crunchy cucumber that is incredibly delicious and attractive. Let’s get cooking with this stir-fried dish right now!
Ingredients for Stir-fried Beef with Cucumber For 2 people
Beef 300 gr Cucumber 2 pieces Ginger 1 piece Garlic 1 piece Chili 1 piece White sesame 1 teaspoon Cooking oil 3 tablespoons Soy sauce 3 teaspoons Seasoning powder 1 tablespoon Salt powder 1/2 tablespoon
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh beef
- Choose beef that is bright red, avoid dark red meat, and fat that is light yellow.
- Choose small, tender pieces of meat with fine texture. Press the meat with your hand; it should have good elasticity.
- If you observe the meat has small white spots that are easy to detach, it may contain parasites, so do not buy it.
- Avoid buying meat that is pale, dark red, has dark yellow fat, white spots, soft texture, or an unusual odor.
How to choose fresh and delicious cucumbers
- Choose cucumbers that are straight, slender, long, and uniform in size. Avoid selecting those that are bulbous in the middle or have small ends.
- Cucumbers should have fresh, intact skin, without bruises, damage, or insect bites. The skin should be covered with a white powdery layer; do not buy cucumbers with rough spots on the skin.
- Select those that have a uniform green color; do not choose those that are overly dark green or have turned yellow.
- It is best to buy cucumbers with stems, fresh stems, and the end with the flower bud still intact, as these are young cucumbers and will taste sweeter.
How to prepare Stir-fried Beef with Cucumbers
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Prepare the ingredients
Wash the cucumbers, remove the seeds, and cut them into bite-sized pieces. Peel the ginger, wash it, and cut it into thin strips.
Peel the garlic and deseed the chili, then finely chop both ingredients.
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Preparation and Marinating Beef
Wash the beef thoroughly, drain, cut into thin slices, then place it in a bowl.
Marinate the beef with: minced garlic, julienned ginger, 3 teaspoons of soy sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of seasoning powder, mix well then let it marinate for about 10 – 15 minutes for the beef to absorb the spices.
How to eliminate the smell of beef- Method 1: Roast 1 onion until the skin is charred, scrape off the burnt skin, mash it finely and rub it on the meat for about 2 – 3 minutes, then rinse with water.
- Method 2: Use lemon juice or directly rub the lemon on the meat and then rinse with water several times.
- Method 3: You can also soak the beef in white wine for about 15 minutes and then rinse it with water to eliminate the smell of the meat.
See details: How to eliminate the smell of beef
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Marinate and stir-fry cucumber
Add 1 tablespoon of seasoning to the sliced cucumber, mix well, and marinate for about 10 – 15 minutes, then drain the cucumber.
Put a pan on the stove with 1 tablespoon of cooking oil heated over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the marinated cucumber, stir-fry briefly for about 2 minutes, then transfer to a plate.
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Stir-fry beef
Add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil to the pan heated over high heat. When the oil is hot, add the marinated beef and stir-fry for 1 – 2 minutes until the meat is slightly cooked.
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Sauté the mixture
Then add the cucumber to the pan with the beef and sauté for about 2 minutes over high heat, then add the chopped chili and 1 teaspoon of white sesame, stir well, season to taste, and then turn off the heat.
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Final product
The sautéed beef with cucumber is hot, with an attractive aroma. The beef is tender, the cucumber is crunchy and sweet, absorbing rich flavors, and served with a bowl of white rice, it will definitely be a rice killer!
The dish stir-fried beef with cucumber is delicious and attractive with a super quick and simple recipe. What are you waiting for? Let’s get into the kitchen with TasteVN right now!
*Refer to the images and recipe from the YouTube channel: HỒN VIỆT FOOD
