Cellophane Beef Recipe

Ingredients:

1/3 lb/ 150g
7 x 6 inch/ 18 x15 cm
1 tbsp/ 15 ml
18
6
1

 

Marinade:
1/2 tsp/ 2.5 ml
1/4 cup/ 60 ml
1 tbsp/ 15 ml
1/2 tsp/ 2.5 ml
1/4 tsp/ 1 ml
1 tbsp/ 15 ml

beef fillet
squares rice paper
sesame oil
thin rings of carrot, parboiled
snow peas, stems removed, cut into thirds
medium onion, peeled and finely chopped
oil, for deep-frying
shredded lettuce, to serve

chopped garlic
soy sauce
dry sherry
sugar
pepper
vegetable oil

Method:

1. Chill beef and cut into 18 thin slices.

2. Combine all the marinade ingredient. Add beef and stir to coat. Marinate for 1 hour. Discard marinade.

3. Lay out rice paper sheets with one corner pointing towards you. Brush each sheet lightly with sesame oil. Place one slice of carrot, snow pea and 1/2 tsp/ 2.5 ml onion in center of lower half of paper. Top with one slice of beef. Fold up lower corner to cover beef. Fold left and right corners to center. Fold lower section up once more to center line. Fold top corner down like an envelope and tuck in securely. Repeat until all the package are made.

4. Heat oil to 300 ^oF/ 150 ^oC. Deep-fry a few envelopes at a time for 5 minutes. Drain well and arrange three envelopes each on six plates of shredded lettuce.

Serve 6

 

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