Chinese•quick

Ground Beef Stir Fry with Celery

A savory beef dish that hits all the right notes and can be on your table in less than 30 minutes.

Ingredients

1 tbsp peanut oil ((or vegetable oil))
1 cup minced onion (from 1/4 onion)
1 carrot (, peeled and sliced)
4 celery sticks (, sliced)
1 lb (450 g) ground beef ((or other ground meat) (*Footnote 1))
2 tbsp fermented black beans ((or Sui Mi Ya Cai, or Doubanjiang, or bottled black bean sauce) (*Footnote 2))
4 clove garlic (, minced)
1 tsp ginger (, minced)
2 tbsp Shaoxing wine ((or dry sherry))
1 tbsp light soy sauce ((or soy sauce))
Salt to taste

1
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add the onion, carrot, and celery. Cook and stir until tender and lightly golden on the edges, 5 minutes or so.
2
Move all the ingredients to one side of the pan and add the ground meat to the other side. Chop the meat into smaller chunks using your spatula. When the surface of the beef has mostly turned white, mix everything.
3
Add the fermented black beans, garlic, and minced ginger. Mix everything again.
4
Pour in the Shaoxing wine and light soy sauce. Cook and stir until the meat is cooked through. Carefully taste the meat and vegetables. Sprinkle with salt and stir to mix, if needed.
5
Transfer everything to a large plate. Serve hot as a main with steamed rice or boiled noodles.