I’ve realized that I haven’t made anything stir-fried in a while and I guess the main reason is that I usually crave those quick dishes in warmer months. However, I’ve felt the insane Chinese food craving the other day and decided to whip this up from various odds and ends.

INGREDIENTS:

(Yields 4 servings / 1.21 per serving / 4.84 EUR for all)

For the meat:

300 grams of lean beef (2.00 EUR)

Good pinch of salt (0.01 EUR)

Good pinch of freshly ground black pepper (0.02 EUR)

1 tbsp soy sauce (0.07 EUR)

1 tsp sesame oil (0.13 EUR)

For the stir-fry:

2 tbsp sunflower seed oil, divided (0.03 EUR)

200 grams oyster mushrooms (1.00 EUR)

1 onion (0.10 EUR)

2 red bell peppers (0.80 EUR)

Good pinch of salt (0.01 EUR)

Good pinch of freshly ground black pepper (0.02 EUR)

3 garlic cloves (0.10 EUR)

1 tsp Gochujang – Korean chili paste (0.07 EUR)

1 tbsp soy sauce (0.07 EUR)

1 tsp toasted sesame oil (0.13 EUR)

1 tsp corn starch (0.01 EUR)

¼ cup water (–)

Additional for serving:

4 tbsp sesame seeds (0.27 EUR)

METHOD:

Cut the meat into thin strips. Toss it with salt, pepper, soy sauce and sesame oil then let it rest at room temperature for 20-30 minutes. While you are waiting for the meat to marinade, wash, peel and slice up all the veggies and mushrooms.

Place a wok or a deep skillet on medium heat and allow to thoroughly warm up. Add in a bit of oil then fry the meat for a few minutes until cooked through. Remove all the beef from the pan and set it aside. Add in the remaining oil and dump in the mushrooms. Cook the mushrooms for a few minutes to slightly caramelize before adding in the onion and peppers. Season with salt and pepper, give a good stir and cook for a few minutes before adding in minced garlic and Gochujang. Return the meat to the wok to thoroughly warm up then season everything with soy sauce and sesame oil. Finally, dissolve corn starch in water, pour in and stir to combine. As soon as the sauce thickens, remove from heat and serve sprinkled with sesame seeds over a bed of cooked rice.

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Shvatila sam da odavno nisam smutila ništa u woku, a nekako je glavni razlog tome činjenica da mi se takva brza papica uglavnom jede u toplijim mjesecima, dok sam po zimi nekako više raspoložena za jela na žlicu. Međutim, osjetila sam onaj neodoljivi zov kineske hrane pa sam na brzinu pripremila nešto od raznoraznih ostataka.

SASTOJCI:

(Za 4 porcije / 9,02 kn po porciji / 36,07 kn za sve)

Za meso:

300 g krte junetine (15,00 kn)

Dobar prstohvat soli (0,01 kn)

Dobar prstohvat svježe mljevenog crnog papra (0,15 kn)

1 žlica soja sosa (0,50 kn)

1 žličica tostiranog sezamovog ulja (1,00 kn)

Za wok:

2 žlice suncokretovog ulja, podijeljene (0,20 kn)

200 g bukovača (7,50 kn)

1 luk (0,75 kn)

2 crvene paprike (6,00 kn)

Dobar prstohvat soli (0,01 kn)

Dobar prstohvat svježe mljevenog crnog papra (0,15 kn)

3 češnja češnjaka (0,75 kn)

1 žličica Gochujanga – korejske čili paste (0,50 kn)

1 žlica soja sosa (0,50 kn)

1 žličica tostiranog sezamovog ulja (1,00 kn)

1 žličica kukuruznog škroba (0,05 kn)

¼ šalice vode (–)

Dodatno za posluživanje:

4 žlice sezama (2,00 kn)

PRIPREMA:

Junetinu narežite na tanke trakice te ju pomiješajte sa solju, paprom, soja sosom i sezamovim uljem. Ostavite meso da se marinira na sobnoj temperaturi 20-30 minuta. U međuvremenu dok čekate operite, ogulite i nasjeckajte svo povrće i gljive.

Wok ili duboku tavu stavite na srednje jaku vatru i pustite da se dobro ugrije. Dodajte malo ulja, pa na njemu ispržite junetinu. Meso maknite iz woka i stavite na stranu. Dodajte u wok preostalo ulje i gljive. Kuhajte par minuta da se gljive blago karameliziraju prije nego dodate luk i paprike. Začinite solju i paprom, dobro promiješajte i kuhajte par minuta pa dodajte i češnjak i Gochujang. Meso vratite u wok da se dobro ugrije, te sve začinite soja sosom i sezamovim uljem. Za kraj rastopite kukuruzni škrob u vodi, time zalijte meso i povrće, te promiješajte. Čim se umak zgusne maknite sve s vatre i poslužite posipano sezamom uz kuhanu rižu.