# Pan-fried Beef with Golden Garlic

A popular Chinese dish featuring tender pan-fried beef cubes and golden garlic.

- Total time: 35 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 x 10 oz Steak
- 2 bulbs Garlic
- 0.5 tsp Baking soda
- 1.5 tbsp Chinese cooking wine
- 1.5 tbsp Oyster sauce
- 1.5 tsp Black pepper
- 1 egg Egg white
- 15 g Cornstarch
- 15 g All-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 23 g Butter
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 1 tbsp Oyster sauce
- 1.5 tsp Dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 1 tbsp Water
- to taste Salt

## Instructions

1. Peel lots of garlic.
2. Cut the steak into bite-size cubes.
3. Add baking powder to the beef.
4. Add water to the beef and baking powder.
5. Massage the beef with baking powder and water for 10 minutes.
6. Rinse the beef off.
7. Marinate the beef with Chinese cooking wine.
8. Add oyster sauce to the beef marinade.
9. Add lots of black pepper to the beef marinade.
10. Add egg white to the beef marinade.
11. Massage the beef with the marinade.
12. Add cornstarch and flour to the beef and massage.
13. Seal the beef with oil and let it sit for 20 minutes.
14. Deep fry the garlic at 350°F for a minute.
15. Remove the fried garlic from the pan.
16. Deep fry the beef, letting it sit in the pan for a minute before separating.
17. Cook the beef for 3 minutes until golden.
18. Remove the cooked beef from the pan.
19. Combine oyster sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar, black pepper and water for the sauce.
20. Melt butter in a pan.
21. Add minced garlic to the melted butter and stir-fry.
22. Stir-fry the beef and golden garlic together.
23. Pour in the prepared sauce and mix quickly.
24. Continue mixing until well combined and coated.
25. Serve the pan-fried beef with golden garlic.

## Equipment

- Knife
- Cutting board
- Large bowl
- Strainer
- Pan
- Spatula

## Tips

- To make the beef tender, marinate it with baking powder and water for 10 minutes, then rinse it off.
- When frying the beef, let it sit in the pan for a minute before separating to form a crust.
- You can stir-fry the garlic and beef if you don't want to deep fry.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecrystalcookbook/video/7420543242371943685
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/8aaca811-3d23-44c8-b267-778f52ad3c68
- Extracted: 2025-09-30

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