Beef fried with shiitake mushrooms and vegetables

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 20 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   Soak dried shiitakes in warm water for about 1 hour. The mushrooms should swell and become soft.

2. STEP 2

   

   Slice the beef into thin slices and then cut into large cubes. I usually use thigh meat.

3. STEP 3

   

   Cut the carrots into thin strips and then cut into large pieces.

4. STEP 4

   

   Cut the onion into thin half rings.

5. STEP 5

   

   Crush the garlic clove with a knife and then chop finely.

6. STEP 6

   

   Drain the water and squeeze the mushrooms. Then cut the mushrooms into thin slices.

7. STEP 7

   

   Add one tablespoon of cornstarch to the chicken broth and stir well until smooth. If you don't have cornstarch, you can use potato starch. This time I didn't have chicken broth on hand, so I used a bouillon cube. :)

8. STEP 8

   

   Heat a frying pan over high heat and add one tablespoon of sesame oil (you can also use sunflower oil if you don’t have sesame oil). Place the chopped beef in the pan and fry for two minutes.

9. STEP 9

   

   Then add finely chopped garlic to the beef and fry for about one minute.

10. STEP 10

    

    After this, add the shiitake to the pan and fry everything over high heat for about two to three minutes.

11. STEP 11

    

    Add the onions and carrots and fry, stirring occasionally for two to three minutes.

12. STEP 12

    

    Add soy sauce and stir. Then add salt and pepper to taste and mix. Be careful with salt, as the recipe contains soy sauce, and besides, if you diluted chicken broth from a cube, then you need a minimal amount of salt or you won’t need it at all. If you used a bouillon cube to prepare broth, it is better to add salt somewhere towards the end of cooking so that you can first taste the dish and decide whether salt is needed.

13. STEP 13

    

    Add chicken broth mixed with cornstarch and stir lightly.

14. STEP 14

    

    Reduce the heat to low and cook for another five to seven minutes until the broth thickens. You can keep it on the fire longer, see how you like it more - the longer you keep it on the fire, the less broth (gravy).

15. STEP 15

    

    Serve the finished dish with boiled rice.