• Seven Flavor Beef with Pine Nuts (Asian Fusion style dish)
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Seven Flavor Beef is a famous dish served at Seattle's Wild Ginger Restaurant.  It has multiple flavors that make it amazingly flavorful.  There's the distinct flavors of lemongrass, five spice powder, ginger and even a bit of chili flakes for an extra kick.

This recipe is my spin on Wild Ginger's version of Seven Flavor Beef using Pine Nuts (+ some other modifications) to give it an exotic nutty flavor.  I also like to serve this with extra bean sprouts that are just barely cooked to give the dish a nice contrasting crunch.  
Tip:  Marinate the beef overnight in advance for extra flavor.  You can even make a large batch of the marinated meat, then freeze it to use weeks later (just defrost in the fridge before cooking).  

Ingredients:

Serves 2 people
  • 1/2 lb. beef flank/skirt steak

Beef Marinade:
  • 1 Tbsp. lemongrass, minced
  • 1 Tbsp. honey
  • 1/2 tsp. ginger, minced
  • 1/2 tsp. garlic, minced
  • 1/2 tsp. fish sauce
  • 1/2 tsp. dried chili flakes
  • 1 tsp. five spice powder
  • 1 tsp. sesame oil
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt
  • 3 Tbsp. vegetable oil

Other Ingredients (for the stir-fry):
  • 1/4 green onions
  • 1/4 cup red onions
  • 20 Thai basil leaves
  • 2 Tbsp. hoisin sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. pine nuts

Ready in Total Time:  1 hr. 20 min.

Prep Time = 1 hr. 15 min. *
Cook Time = 5 min.    

Preparation:
*marinate the beef for at least 1 hour

For the full preparation method and instructions, watch my YouTube video tutorial here. 

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