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Cumin Beef Cubes
This dish offers a delightful balance of savory spice and tender meat as the beef cubes are infused with sweet onion ginger garlic flavors while being coated in a light sticky coating that adds wonderful texture to each bite making it a tasty easy recipe to prepare at home. A delicious Cumin Beef Cubes recipe.
- Prep
- 6m
- Cook
- 10m
- Total
- 16m
- Servings
- 2
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Spice
- 2/5
- Cuisine
- Chinese
IngredientsWhat you'll need for Cumin Beef Cubes
| Ingredient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Tender beef (lean, second-cut) | 800 as needed |
| Cilantro | 1 as needed |
| Cooking wine | 2 as needed |
| Peanut oil (for marinating) | 2 as needed |
| Onion powder | ½ |
| Ginger powder | ½ |
| Garlic powder | ½ |
| White pepper powder | ½ |
| Baking soda | 5 as needed |
| Sweet potato starch | 1 as needed |
| Salt | to taste |
| Cumin powder | 1 as needed |
| Cooking oil (for sliding) | generous |
- Tender beef (lean, second-cut)800 as needed
- Cilantro1 as needed
- Cooking wine2 as needed
- Peanut oil (for marinating)2 as needed
- Onion powder½
- Ginger powder½
- Garlic powder½
- White pepper powder½
- Baking soda5 as needed
- Sweet potato starch1 as needed
- Saltto taste
- Cumin powder1 as needed
- Cooking oil (for sliding)generous
Cooking StepsHow to cook Cumin Beef Cubes step by step
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Step 1Cut the tender beef into small cubes. Don’t cut them too large so they cook quickly during the oil-sliding step.
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Step 2Add 2 tsp cooking wine, 2 tsp peanut oil, 1 tsp sweet potato starch, salt to taste, ½ tsp each of onion powder, ginger powder, garlic powder, and white pepper powder, plus 5 g baking soda. Mix well and marinate for 10 minutes.
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Step 3Heat a generous amount of oil in a wok until it reaches 80-90% hot (small bubbles quickly form on the surface). Add the beef cubes and keep stirring constantly with a spatula. Slide-oil cook for about 10 minutes until the surface moisture evaporates, the beef is cooked through, and the meat is tender. Taste to check doneness, then drain and remove.
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Step 4Finely chop the cilantro.
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Step 5In another wok with a little oil, add the beef cubes and chopped cilantro. Stir-fry over medium-high heat quickly until the cilantro is fragrant.
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Step 6Add 1 tsp cumin powder, stir-fry briefly until aromatic, then remove from heat.
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Step 7Plate and serve.
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Step 8Tastes like grilled meat — perfect texture!
Cumin Beef Cubes
This dish offers a delightful balance of savory spice and tender meat as the beef cubes are infused with sweet onion ginger garlic flavors while being coated in a light sticky coating that adds wonderful texture to each bite making it a tasty easy recipe to prepare at home. A delicious Cumin Beef Cubes recipe.
Ingredients
- 800 as needed Tender beef (lean, second-cut)
- 1 as needed Cilantro
- 2 as needed Cooking wine
- 2 as needed Peanut oil (for marinating)
- ½ Onion powder
- ½ Ginger powder
- ½ Garlic powder
- ½ White pepper powder
- 5 as needed Baking soda
- 1 as needed Sweet potato starch
- to taste Salt
- 1 as needed Cumin powder
- generous Cooking oil (for sliding)
Instructions
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Cut the tender beef into small cubes. Don’t cut them too large so they cook quickly during the oil-sliding step.
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Add 2 tsp cooking wine, 2 tsp peanut oil, 1 tsp sweet potato starch, salt to taste, ½ tsp each of onion powder, ginger powder, garlic powder, and white pepper powder, plus 5 g baking soda. Mix well and marinate for 10 minutes.
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Heat a generous amount of oil in a wok until it reaches 80-90% hot (small bubbles quickly form on the surface). Add the beef cubes and keep stirring constantly with a spatula. Slide-oil cook for about 10 minutes until the surface moisture evaporates, the beef is cooked through, and the meat is tender. Taste to check doneness, then drain and remove.
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Finely chop the cilantro.
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In another wok with a little oil, add the beef cubes and chopped cilantro. Stir-fry over medium-high heat quickly until the cilantro is fragrant.
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Add 1 tsp cumin powder, stir-fry briefly until aromatic, then remove from heat.
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Plate and serve.
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Tastes like grilled meat — perfect texture!
