Chinese Takeout
February 18, 2015
Joseph Spellman, the Master Sommelier for JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery, recommends the following Chinese food and wine pairings for your Chinese New Year celebration, or your last-minute weeknight dinner.
- Sparkling (or still) Rose with crunchy Kung pao chicken
- Dry Sauvignon Blanc with a salty wonton soup
- Sweet & sour pork with a feisty and refreshing unoaked Gamay
- Szechuan pepper steak or Mongolian Beef with a gentler, plush style of Paso Cabernet Sauvignon
- Beef with oyster sauce and Napa cabbage (recipe below), let’s spice it up with a Grenache based blend.
Looking to satisfy your Chinese take-out craving with something homemade? Try this simple Oyster Sauce Beef recipe from Robin’s Restaurant.
Oyster Sauce Beef with Napa Cabbage
Serves 4 – 6
Ingredient Set A
- 1/2 lb. beef tenderloin
- 1/2 T. each: soy sauce, arrowroot
- 1/2 c. oil for frying
- 2/3 lb. Napa cabbage cut into bite size pieces
- 2 green onions, cut into 2-inch pieces
- 6 thin slices ginger root
Ingredient Set B
- 1 1/2 T. oyster sauce
- 1 T. soy sauce
- 1/2 T. cooking wine or sherry
- 2 T. water
- Dash of sugar, sesame oil
- Dash of black pepper, 1 t. arrowroot
Preparation
Marinate beef and set aside for later use. Before frying, add 1 T. oil and mix so the slices of beef don’t stick together.
Heat the wok then add oil; stir-fry the meat slices until almost cooked. Remove. Remove the oil from the wok. Mix ingredients from Ingredient Set B. Reheat the wok then add 2 T. oil. Stir-fry the green onions and ginger root until fragrant. Add beef and Ingredient Set B mixture. Turn heat to high and stir quickly to mix. Remove and place on top of a bed of lightly steamed napa cabbage.