Minced Beef Stir Fry with Celery
A delicious and authentic stir fries and mains recipe for Minced Beef Stir Fry with Celery, prepared with traditional seasonings and techniques.
Ingredients
- • 1 tablespoon peanut oil ((or vegetable oil))
- • 1 cup minced onion (from 1/4 onion)
- • 1 carrot (, peeled and sliced)
- • 4 celery sticks (, sliced)
- • 1 lb (450 g) minced beef ((or other minced meat) (*Footnote 1))
- • 2 tablespoons fermented black beans ((or Sui Mi Ya Cai, or Doubanjiang, or bottled black bean sauce) (*Footnote 2))
- • 4 cloves garlic (, minced)
- • 1 teaspoon ginger (, minced)
- • 2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine ((or dry sherry))
- • 1 tablespoon light soy sauce ((or soy sauce))
- • Salt to taste
Preparation Steps
Heat oil in a large nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat until hot. Add the onion, carrot, and celery. Cook and stir until tender and lightly golden on the edges, 5 minutes or so.
Move all the ingredients to one side of the pan and add the minced meat to the other side. Chop the meat into smaller chunks using your spatula. When the surface of the beef has mostly turned white, mix everything.
Add the fermented black beans, garlic, and minced ginger. Mix everything again.
Pour in the Shaoxing wine and light soy sauce. Cook and stir until the meat is cooked through. Carefully taste the meat and vegetables. Sprinkle with salt and stir to mix, if needed.
Transfer everything to a large plate. Serve hot as a main with steamed rice or boiled noodles.