Spicy Orange Beef
Here is one I sort of made up based on some of my favorite Chinese dishes..
3 cups orange juice
1 small jar of Thai garlic chili sauce (the thick kind)
5 stalks celery - chopped
1/4 lb fresh snow peas
1/4 lb fresh bean sprouts
1 cup diced sweet onion
3 tbs chili oil
1 lb fresh top round, london broil or similar
Mix 1 cup orange juice and 2 tbs of the garlic chili sauce. Let stand while slicing beef stir fry style. When finished slicing meat, pour orange/chili mixture over beef. Cover and refrigerate while making orange reduction.
Mix 2 cups orange juice with 4 tbs of garlic chili sauce in a small sauce pan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat after 2 minutes to a simmer. Let simmer until sauce is a syrupy consistency, stirring frequently.
When orange reduction is ready:
Place the chili oil in a stir fry pan or wok or large frying pan and heat to medium high. Drain marinade from meat and place meat in frying pan, cooking quickly on both sides. Stir in the vegetables and quickly cook until onion is clear. Turn heat down to simmer and add orange chili reduction. Stir to cover all ingredients with orange sauce.
Serve over rice, noodles or on it's own. Spiciness can be adjusted by increasing or decreasing the amount of chili sauce used.
