Stir-fried Beef with Pineapple
- Preparation time: 20 minutes
- Cook time: 20 minutes
Pineapple is a popular juice of Vietnam summer. It is often eaten raw but sometimes it can be used as an ingredient in dishes such as Stir-fried beef with pineapple. The aroma of pineapple, the sweet of beef and the attractive color will make your family’s lunch much more appetizing.
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Ingredients
- 1 pound green pineapple
- 1/2 cup tapioca starch
- 0.7 pound beef
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 bunch coriander
- 1 scallion
- Fish sauce, salt, ground black pepper, garlic, dry onion
Preparation
- Rinse the beef with cold water and allow it to drain. Cut the beef into thin slices.
- Peel the garlic and scallions, then mince them together.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the beef with fish sauce, minced garlic, sugar, and tapioca starch.
- Peel the pineapple, remove any eyes, cut it into quarters, remove the core, and then slice it into 0.5-centimeter thick slices.
- In a separate bowl, dissolve the tapioca starch and sugar in a small amount of water.
- Add cooking oil to a frying pan and heat it. Stir-fry the minced garlic and scallions until fragrant. Add the beef and stir-fry over high heat until it is nearly cooked through. Remove the beef from the pan and set it aside on a plate.
- Pour a little more cooking oil into the pan and stir-fry the pineapple slices. Add the mixture of dissolved sugar and tapioca starch, stirring regularly. Season with salt. Once incorporated, return the beef to the pan and stir-fry together with the pineapple.
- Transfer the dish to a serving plate, and sprinkle ground black pepper and fresh coriander over the top before serving.
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