Kongpo Shaptak (Kongpo-style Browned Beef)

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Serves: 4

Ingredients:

• 1 pound top round beef
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 large red onion, chopped roughly
• One half teaspoon paprika
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• I (1-inch) piece ginger,
• chopped one quarter teaspoon ground emmo (sichuan pepper, available at large grocery stores)
• 1 tomato, chopped roughly
• One and one half tablespoons churu (blue cheese), crumbled
• 1 cup water
• 2 jalapeno chilies, sliced thinly on diagonal

Directions:

Cut the beef into thin slices about one eighth inch thick and one and one half to 2 inches square.

Heat the pan over high heat and add the oil. Fry the onion until brown with the paprika, garlic, ginger and emmo. Add the beef and stir-fry until cooked through. Add the tomato and the cheese, and cook until the cheese melts. Add the water and stir in the chilies, cooking for a few minutes more. Serve with bread or rice.