Beef Tenderloin Chinese Style

Recently my husband and I had a real craving for red meat. At the same time I was looking through one of our old Chinese cookbooks, Chinese Cooking Class Cookbook and they had a recipe for Beef Tenderloin Chinese Style. The recipe was simple, we had everything on hand and it took less than thirty minutes to make it. Perfect for a weeknight when you are running short of time.

The recipe works best if you marinate the beef for several hours. This makes the meat melt in your mouth! I prepared everything ahead of time and the actual cooking time was about 15 minutes.

Beef Tenderloin Chinese Style

Ingredients

1 pound beef tenderloin
3 Tbsp. Sherry
1 ½ Tbsp. Soy sauce
1 tsp. Sugar
2 tsp. Oyster sauce
1 tsp. Cornstarch
½ tsp. Baking soda
¼ tsp. Salt
1 clove garlic, minced
1 ½ Tbsp. Oil
2 medium yellow onions cut into thin slices

Directions

Cut the meat across the grain into thin slices. Combine the sherry, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, cornstarch, baking soda, salt and garlic in a medium glass bowl. Mix in the beef. Cover and refrigerate at least three hours.

Heat the oil in your wok over high heat. Stir-fry the onions in the oil until golden, 3-5 minutes. Transfer the onions to a serving plate. Keep warm.

Add about ¼ of the meat to the wok, spreading out slices so they do not overlap. Cook slices on each side just until lightly browned, 2-3 minutes. Removed meat from pan and arrange over the onion slices. Repeat twice to cook the remaining meat. Makes about 4 servings.

This simple Beef Tenderloin Chinese Style recipe is one we will definitely make again. I couldn’t believe how delicious the beef was! Satisfied our red meat craving! Do you have a favorite Chinese recipe? Our all time favorite is the egg rolls my husband makes but this comes in as a close second!