In this season where tomatoes are expensive in Nigeria, playing around with different sauce ideas for white rice is the way to go and tangerine beef sauce should be one of your stops to make this happen. Tangerine is best known for its vitamin C benefits but did you know it was also beneficial in hair growth and delaying hair greying? The vitamin B12 component of tangerines helps reduce hair loss, promote hair growth and delays the process of grey hair. There are many ways tangerines can be used; they can be used in salads, smoothies and even as a base for sauces. I have had a serious craving for tangerine beef sauce for a very long time so I decided to try to experiment with my own way of making it.
Tangerine Beef Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
1 cup of beef strips
1 large Tangerine
2 seasoning cubes
2 cloves of garlic
3 tablespoons of vegetable oil
¼ teaspoon of ginger powder
1 yellow pepper
1-teaspoon chilli powder
1-tablespoon flour (all purpose or white)
½ cup of chopped Vegetables
Method
Shred your beef into thin strips and season with 1 chopped garlic, pepper, 1 tablespoon of oil, 1 seasoning cube and ¼ teaspoon of ginger powder. You can substitute the ginger powder for real ginger. Cover the bowl and place in the fridge for the beef to marinate for 1 hour.
Peel your tangerine, mash to get a bit of tangerine juice from it and set aside.
In a pan, heat up 2 tablespoons of oil on medium heat. Add the beef and its marinade juices and stir-fry for about 2 minutes. If it starts to smoke up, reduce the heat while frying.
Pour in your tangerine juice and pulp and reduce to low heat so the meat can cook in the juice. Season the beef with chopped garlic, seasoning cube and chilli powder and allow it to simmer for 8-10 minutes on very low heat.
Carefully sprinkle 1 tablespoon of flour so it does not form lumps in the sauce and stir in till the sauce is thick. If the sauce is too thick, add a few tablespoons of water to loosen it up and allow the sauce to simmer for 2 minutes.
Take out the tangerine pulp if you like to give a smoother sauce or you can leave it in for the bulk.
Add the chopped vegetables, stir and leave to simmer for an additional minute and serve with white rice.
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