Spiced Beef Stir Fry With Scallions And Cilantro - cooking recipe

Ingredients

14 ounces filet of beef
2 tablespoons peanut oil
1 teaspoon rice wine or 1 teaspoon dry sherry
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 ounces cilantro, leaves and stalks, roughly chopped
1 scallion, finely chopped
For the spicy coating
2 tablespoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons dried chili pepper flakes
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Preparation

Prepare the fillet of beef by hammering it with a meat cleaver or the side of a chinese meat cleaver.
Slice into wafer thin slices.
Mix all the ingredients for the spicy coating on a plate. Coat the beef in the spice mix.
Heat a wok or pan over a high heat and add the peanut oil.
Add the beef and stir fry for less than one minute until browned and tender. As the beef starts to cook, add the rice wine and season with the soy sauce and a pinch of salt.
Take off the heat, stir in the cilantro and scallion and serve immediately.