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| General Category : Main Course |
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| Food Group : Meat-Beef, Vegetables |
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| Preparation Method : Stir-fry |
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Liver lovers will rejoice and new converts will be made with this lively northern-style Chinese stir-fry dish. Serve with white rice.
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Ingredients
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1 lb (500 g) sliced calf's or baby beef liver |
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1 tbsp (15 mL) Chinese rice wine or dry sherry |
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1 tsp (5 mL) grated gingerroot |
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1 tsp (5 mL) Chinese black vinegar or balsamic vinegar |
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1/4 tsp (1 mL) white pepper |
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Pinch salt |
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1/3 cup (75 mL) chicken stock |
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3 tbsp (45 mL) rice vinegar |
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2 tbsp (30 mL) soy sauce |
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1 tbsp (15 mL) granulated sugar |
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1 English cucumber |
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2 tsp (10 mL) cornstarch |
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3 tbsp (45 mL) peanut or vegetable oil |
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5 green onions, cut into 1-inch/2.5 cm pieces |
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2 red hot peppers, cut into 1-inch/2.5 cm pieces |
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4 cloves garlic, minced |
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2 Cubanelle or 1 sweet green pepper, cut into bite-size pieces |
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1 tsp (5 mL) sesame oil |
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Preparation
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Slice liver into 3/4-inch/2 cm wide strips; mix with rice wine, ginger, black vinegar, pepper and salt. In another bowl, stir stock, rice vinegar, soy sauce and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Halve cucumber lengthwise; slice crosswise into 3⁄4-inch/2 cm wide slices. Stir cornstarch with equal amount of water.
In wok or skillet, heat 2 tbsp/30 mL of the oil over high heat; stir-fry onions and hot peppers until fragrant, 20 to 30 seconds. Add liver mixture and stir-fry until liver is seared, about 2 minutes; transfer to bowl. Heat remaining oil in wok; fry garlic for 10 seconds. Add peppers and cucumber; stir-fry for 2 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup/60 mL water, cover and cook until cucumbers are tender-crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Uncover and stir in stock mixture; stir-fry for 2 minutes. Stir in cornstarch mixture; add liver and cook until pink in centre and sauce is thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in sesame oil. Transfer to serving dish.
Makes 4 servings.
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Nutritional information
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Per serving: about 324 cal, 25 g pro, 16 g total fat (4 g sat. fat), 20 g carb, 2 g fibre, 401 mg chol, 598 mg sodium. % RDI: 4% calcium, 62% iron, 901% vit A, 95% vit C, 94% folate.
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Source
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Homemakers Magazine: November 2006
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