Chinese food is much loved in our home – sadly I don’t make it all that often, there’s quite a bit of prep work but is well worth the effort. Our Chinese evenings usually consist of Shanghai Steak, Egg Foo-Yong, Sweet and Sour Pork or Chicken and fried rice (sometimes just plain rice).
A while ago a lady sent me her recipe for Shanghai Steak and I promised I would try her version when next I make it – it’s only been 2 months! Antoinette, thank you for your lovely recipe. I hope you don’t mind that I added peas in at the end and upped the soy sauce just a bit.
This recipe comes together in just a few minutes – as you well know, thats just my kind of recipe and besides the marinating time, cooks in just 3 minutes.
Shanghai Steak
Antoinette’s recipe slightly amended
Ingredients
40ml soy sauce
25ml corn starch
15ml brown sugar
1 onion sliced
500g steak thinly sliced
oil for frying
¼ cup frozen baby peas
Method
- Mix the soy, corn starch and sugar together in a bowl.
- Stir in the onion and steak and marinate for 2 hours.
- Stir fry the steak over a high heat in a little oil for 2 minutes.
- Stir through the peas and cook for 1 minute.
Hi Mandy
That’s so easy and looks yummy. Will give it a try next time.
Mwah
Thanks for stopping by. It’s always nice having a quick and easy recipe to hand. Have a lovely day. 🙂
Ooh yes please – no Chinese Restaurants Up the Mountain so when we fancy it, we have to make it. And I know where I can get some decent thin fillets of steak now to make this!
Awesome! Tell you what, one day when I eventually get to visit, I will treat you to a Chinese evening. Have a happy day. 🙂 xo
Me too!?! c
Oh, I meant to say, I would love to hear how you enjoy the Shanghai steak. 🙂 xo
They look so tender!
It was Angie and so nasty. Have a beautiful day. 🙂 xo
My type of recipe too!
😀 Have an awesome day Sue. 🙂 xo
I have the steak out already!! oh and i meant to tell you I make your home made mayo at least once a week at the moment.. with piles of herbs in it! I could eat off a spoon (and do) have a lovely day mandy!!
Hi Celi! Thank you for making the time to pop in, I know how precious your time is. (big hug) So pleased you like the mayo recipe and use it so much – herbs and garlic always make their way into mine too. Have a beautiful farmy day. 🙂 xo
Looks lovely and super healthy, too. Yummy!
Not sure why I don’t just do Shanghai steak more often. Have a super weekend Misky. 🙂 xo
Looks great, I took steak out this morning but don’t have 2 hours to marinate, so perhaps fish and chips tonight and this delicious looking dish tomorrow!
Can’t wait to hear how you and Mr T enjoy this this evening. Have a beautiful weekend friend. 🙂 xo
Thanks Mands, I’ll let you know I’m flippin starving and looking forward to supper.
😀 xo
–OH, Yes. Now, we need some red wine, dear. Xxxx
Bottle corked and ready and waiting for you – are you on your way? xoxoxo
That really looks good Mandy…I was just looking to see if you had a good recipe for fried rice. Seems like I tried one from someone’s blog that was just perfect & now I can’t find either the blog or the copy I printed. I know it’s pretty straightforward and you can dump just about anything in but I think I’m just not getting the soy sauce amount right.
I really should post a recipe for fried rice – generally I usually just fry up some onion, red capsicum pepper, mushroom add the rice and finish it off with some baby peas. I don’t usually add soy sauce at all – I think because I have soy in the Shanghai steak and a little bit in my egg foo-yong as well plus have some on the table for people to add themselves. I promise to post my recipe next time I make it. Have a happy Friday. 🙂 xo
I can see where adding the soy could be too much. So do you add some eggs into the rice too? I know the recipe I had tried, I pushed the rice off to the side then sort of scrambled an egg in there & mixed it up. I think I could have used more onion in my last batch since it was just too bland.
Oh yes abut the egg! I sometimes do and sometimes don’t -all depends on my mood plus I am not convinced the egg adds that much to the rice, actually think that’s more likely why I more often leave it out. I too push the rice to one side. I used to be all larney and make an omelet type thingy in a separate pan and then cut it into ribbons. That idea soon got left behind as its too much more work and yet another pan. 😉 I may do it if we are having guests – you know, just so it all looks prettier. 🙂 xo
Mandy, you are not supposed to have me drooling before lunch time here lol. This looks absolutely amazing!
Maybe you could make it for lunch Kay, it will be well worth it, promise. Have a beautiful weekend. 🙂 xo
That sounds tasty! I’ll have to give this one a try soon.
Hi KKH, welcome and thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do if you try it. Have a super weekend. 🙂
Simple, delicious and uncomplicated, quick weekday meal.
Agreed Norma. Have a beautiful weekend. 🙂 xo
I shy away from Asian dishes because of the prep time, even though the shortened cooking times very often make up for it. This recipe sounds perfect. I just wish I’d seen it before I’d gone to the grocery this morning. It would have made a great dinner tonight but I guarantee it will grace my table soon enough. Thanks, Mandy, and have a great weekend.
I too tend to shy away from doing Asian dishes too often because of all the work – was just thinking when the family are next here, we should all do one element which will make life a lot easier – why don’t you and Max come and join us? 😀 Have a beautiful weekend too John. 🙂 xo
BOTH of us? Do you realize just how rare this kind of invitation is? 🙂
Awesome! I hope Max likes kitties though. We will work out all the logistics when you get here. 😉 xo
Cooks in just 3 minutes?! That is my kind of cooking – especially this time of year. 🙂 Mr. N will be a huge fan of this recipe. Chinese food is his favorite type of cuisine. Have a great day Mandy!
3 minutes doesn’t sound quite right but promise that’s all it takes Kristy. Have a beautiful weekend Kristy and looking forward to catching up with you and the family. 🙂 xo
I like to cook Chinese too but I do find it a lot of work especially as you’re supposed to put a variety of dishes on the table and everything needs to be ready at once. I do love the look of this steak and this recipe seems relatively simple xx
I am the same Charlie. I try and prep a few things the day before so it makes it a little easier on the day but still find I need and extra 3 sets of hands. Have a beautiful weekend. 🙂 xo
Great dish! I would use rump steak for this, cheap, tasty and still pretty tender.
Hi Bunny, thanks for stopping by. Rump i fabulous for this. Have a beautiful weekend. 🙂 xo
This reminds me of my youth! My parents had dear friends–our ‘extra grandparents’–who had been missionaries in China long ago, and they introduced us to the joys of Chinese cuisine. The true home-cooked humble stuff. One of the dishes our ‘grandpa’ taught Mom to make was a dish very like this but with celery and carrot slices instead of the peas. So very comforting and simply delicious!!
What a beautiful memory Kath! Think I shall have to try your ‘extra grandpa’s’ version using celery and carrot slices. Have a super weekend. 🙂 xo
What a mouthwatering meal! This steak looks absolutely scrumptious, Mandy. Great recipe!
Thanks Georgia. Think I shall have to make it soon again. Have a lovely weekend. 🙂 xo
It looks fantastic! This one is going into my next week menu. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Glad you going to add it to your menu Giovanna. Have a super week ahead. 🙂 xo
Looks good – enjoyed your Mauritius post too.
Thanks very much Sally. Have a beautiful week ahead. 🙂 xo
Nice try! it looks so tender and juicy
Thanks Raymund, it was lovely. Have a great week ahead. 🙂
What a great recipe!! I really need to be eating more meat… so tired lately :0 This looks like a very tasty way of getting some iron! I may add some wilted spinach too 🙂
Hi Julie, this is a brilliant way of getting in some needed iron and I love the idea of adding spinach – extra iron boost. Have a beautiful week ahead. 🙂 xo
I have never tried to make Chinese food at home! Time I started as this looks great 🙂
Would be awesome to invite you and Dave over next time I get the lus to do all the prep work but alas you are a bit too far away. Have a super week. 🙂 xo
Need a lil touch of crunchy nuts to the dish……….
Great idea Dedy – just so long as it’s not peanuts, I really don’t enjoy peanuts with food. Have a lovely day. 🙂 xo
Love how quickly and easily we can make this! We love stir frying!
I bet you could make something like this in your sleep Nami. Have a lovely day. 🙂 xo
Simple and delish…though I might take a splash of sriracha in mine. 😉
A splash of hot sauce is a great idea Jed. Have a super weekend. 🙂 xo
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Thanks again for the link love Tanya! Have a beautiful day. 🙂 xo
Great!! I was just looking for a simple and easy beef recipe. I must try this, my mouth is watering, lol!
Thanks for stopping by. I am thrilled you found a recipe you were looking for. Enjoy and have a happy day. 🙂
I can’t wait to try this. Thanks for sharing this recipe. I am now following your blog, btw. 🙂 Have a pleasant day. 😉
Thanks for following along Jhuls, I am looking forward to getting to know you through our blogs. 🙂
Hi again :),
I just came back here to see if there were any updates, only to see that my question (from November) isn’t here! No idea what happened, but I’ll try again!
I made the Shanghai steak from your recipe, but the steak didn’t have that melt-in-your mouth, moist tenderness that I recall from the takeaway in PE. Mine was a little dry, and had to be chewed quite a bit. Any suggestions as to how I could improve on it, or what I might have done wrong?
Hi Beth, you commented on my other post about shanghai steak and I answered you there. Here is the link:
Please let me know if I can help you with anything else. Have a super day. 🙂 xo
Hi, made this recipe. DEVINE COULD NOT STOP EATING. Is now a weekly thing.
So pleased you enjoyed it so. Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by. 🙂 xo