Dish of Beef & Dried Mushrooms
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Beef with Mushrooms


Korea   -   Saegogi Pyogo Basut Boekum
Serves:
Effort:
Sched:
DoAhead:  		 2 main
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1 hr
Yes		 A simple to make but very flavorful dish for when you want something beefy with a minimum of effort. Best served with a moist vegetable dish and rice.

12
5
1/2
2
3
1/2
1-1/2
1-1/2
1/2
oz

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Beef (1)
Mushroom (2)  
Sesame Seeds (3)
Garlic
Scallions
Salt
Soy Sauce
Oil
Sesame Oil, dark
Prep   -   (40 min - 20 min work)
  1. If not on hand, prepare Toasted Sesame Seeds.
Prep   -   (50 min - 20 min work)
  1. Slice BEEF thin across the grain, then into narrow strips 1/4 inch wide or less.
  2. Soak MUSHROOMS in warm water for (at least 45 min for dried, 20 min for fresh Shiitakes). Remove stems and slice caps thin, and into strips of similar size to the beef.
  3. Crush GARLIC and chop fine.
  4. Split the thick end of SCALLIONS in half lengthwise, then cut whole Scallions diagonally into 1-1/2 inch lengths.
Run   -   (17 min)
  1. In a spacious sauté pan or wok, heat Oil and fry Beef over moderate flame, stirring until all raw color is gone, then stir in Mushrooms and Garlic. Continue to fry stirring for another 3 minutes.
  2. Stir in Sesame Seeds, Scallions, Salt and Soy Sauce. Fry stirring for another 2 minutes.
  3. Stir in Sesame Oil and immediately turn off heat.
  4. Serve with a moist vegetable dish and Medium Grain Rice. My favorite is Kokuho Rose from California.
NOTES:

  1. Beef:

      Weight is with all excess fat removed. On the other hand, beef with too little fat lacks flavor, there should be some marbled through it.

  2. Mushrooms:

      The pattern recipe calls for soaking dried Black Mushrooms, the dried Shiitakes found in every Asian market and many supermarkets. In my opinion, this recipe is better made with fresh Shiitakes, but if you use them, soak them as for dried, at least 20 minutes. This transforms their texture from tough to silky.

  3. Sesame Seeds:

      Toasted sesame seeds are an essential pantry staple for East and Southeast Asian cooking. If you don't have them, just dry pan roast white sesame seeds, stirring and shaking, until they are a medium blonde color. For details see our recipe Toasted Sesame Seeds.
  4. U.S. measure: t=teaspoon, T=Tablespoon, c=cup, qt=quart, oz=ounce, #=pound, cl=clove in=inch, ar=as required tt=to taste
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