Does anybody know how to make "Hot and Spicy Beef" like at the Vietnamese restaurants?!
Does anybody know how to make "Hot and Spicy Beef" like at the Vietnamese restaurants?
Answers:
i wasn't sure if you meant just beef or the beef and noodle soup, so here you go............
Hot and spicy beef
1 Flank Steak, Cut In Very Thin Shreds
1 cup Carrot Shreds (Size Of Match Sticks)
1 cup Celery, Shredded (Size Of match sticks)
4 slice Ginger -- minced
4 Clove Garlic -- minced
2 tablespoon Dark Soy Sauce
4 To 6 Fresh Hot Pepper Shreds
(Match Stick Size)
1 cup Oil
2 tablespoon Sherry
1 teaspoon Sugar
1 teaspoon Hot Red Pepper -- crushed
1. Heat the wok and add the oil. When it begins to smoke, add the ginger and garlic. Cook 30 seconds, then add the beef.
2. Stir-fry the beef until it is browned and drain in a sieve-lined bowl.
3. Heat 1 Tbs of the oil in the wok and add the carrots, celery, and pepper shreds. Stir-fry 1 min.
4. Add remaining seasonings and the beef. Stir-fry 2 mins more.
5. Serve with steamed white rice.
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Bun Bo Hue (Vietnamese Hot and Spicy Soup)
4-6 pork feet
1-1 1/2 pounds roast beef
1/2 tsp meat tenderizer
1-3 stems lemongrass, cut into 3" pieces
1 T chili powder
1 T vegetable oil
1 tsp chopped dry onion
1-1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp shrimp paste
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp MSG
1 package rice vermicelli noodles, cooked and drained
Boil the pork feet 10 minutes, then drain. Cut the beef into bite size cubes, boil for 10 minutes, then drain. In a deep saucepan half filled with water, add pork feet and meat tenderizer. Cook over medium heat for 15 minutes. Add the beef cubes and continue to cook over medium heat. In the meantime put oil in a small skillet, heat until very hot, remove from burner and immediately throw in the dried onion and the chli powder. Stir well and pour into soup. Add the shrimp paste and seasonings to taste. Let soup simmer for 30-45 minutes until pig's feet are well cooked. Soup is ready to serve. Fill bowls half full of rice noodles and ladle the soup over them. Serve with chopped green onion, cilantro, sliced peppers, and lime