Madame's Orange or Tangerine Peel Beef

Ingredients

• 1 lb flank steak
• 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 egg
• 6 tablespoons flour
• 2-4 cups oil (for deep frying)
• 10 dried red chili peppers (depending on your heat preference)
• 1/4 cup dried orange peel or tangerine peel
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch

SAUCE

• 2 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate
• 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon catsup
• 4 tablespoons water
• 1/4 teaspoon orange extract (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Combine sauce ingredients. Set aside. Cut beef into thick slices and pound until 3/8 inch thick. Marinate in soy sauce and sugar 10 minutes. Add egg and flour, mix with hand.

2. 2

   Heat oil for deep frying. Slide beef into oil piece by piece to prevent sticking together. Fry until crispy. Remove. Fry again. Drain. Remove.

3. 3

   Reheat 2 tablespoons oil in wok. Stir fry chili peppers and orange peel until "black". Add sauce. Bring to boil. Thicken with dissolved cornstarch. Add beef. Stir-fry 1 minute more. Remove peppers prior to serving. Close your windows, eat and moan.