Chinese Picadillo

Name: Chinese Picadillo
Ingredients: 1 Tablespoon Grape Seed Oil; 1/2 whole Large Onion, Small Dice; 3- 1/2 ounces, weight Shitake Mushrooms, Small Dice; 2 cloves Garlic, Minced; 1- 1/2 teaspoon Chinese Five Spice Powder; 1 teaspoon Ground Ginger; 1- 1/2 pound Lean Ground Beef; 23 cups Frozen Corn Or Peas, Thawed; 1 can Water Chestnuts, Small Dice; A Can Is 8 Ounces; 1/4 cups Chinese Cooking Wine; 1 cup Beef Broth, Low-sodium; 3 Tablespoons Soy Sauce, Low Sodium; 1 Tablespoon Honey; 1 Tablespoon Rice Vinegar; 1/2 teaspoons Sesame Oil

15 ingredients

18 steps

Ingredients

1 Tablespoon Grape Seed Oil
1/2 whole Large Onion, Small Dice
3- 1/2 ounces, weight Shitake Mushrooms, Small Dice
2 cloves Garlic, Minced
1- 1/2 teaspoon Chinese Five Spice Powder
1 teaspoon Ground Ginger
1- 1/2 pound Lean Ground Beef
23 cups Frozen Corn Or Peas, Thawed
1 can Water Chestnuts, Small Dice; A Can Is 8 Ounces
1/4 cups Chinese Cooking Wine
1 cup Beef Broth, Low-sodium
3 Tablespoons Soy Sauce, Low Sodium
1 Tablespoon Honey
1 Tablespoon Rice Vinegar
1/2 teaspoons Sesame Oil

Directions

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Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium to medium high heat.
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Add the onions and mushrooms and cook until the onions are translucent.
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Add the garlic, Chinese Five spice and the ginger.
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Cook for about 2 minutes.
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Add the ground beef.
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Stir to break up the beef as it cooks.
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When the beef has browned, add the corn or peas, the water chestnuts and the Chinese cooking wine.
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Allow the wine to reduce by half.
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Add the beef broth, soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar and sesame oil.
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Cook until the liquid has reduced to just a few tablespoons in the bottom of the skillet.
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*Note, low sodium soy sauce was used in this recipe.
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If you only have regular soy sauce, start with only 2 tablespoons, give it a taste and if it needs more soy sauce you can add more.
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Serve with rice, or in lettuce cups.