Has anyone succesfully made Ginger beef on their own?

[Incogneto]

Originally Posted by STeeLy

You don't tend to find Ginger beef much outside of Calgary... Ginger beef was invented here.

I have not seen a single restaurant in Toronto or Vancouver with ginger beef on their menu.

Just sayin...

(Sorry, can't find you a recipe, no idea how to make it)

This is totally not true at all. I have had Ginger beef all over Canada.

ETA: I stand corrected: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger_beef

[taco.vidal]

How about General Tao's chicken. Mmmmmm.

Chinese food is totally regional in N. America.

[return to the red]

Originally Posted by InCoGnEtO

This is totally not true at all. I have had Ginger beef all over Canada.

ETA: I stand corrected: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger_beef

Mind blown

[Aegypticus]

My brother and I made the about.com recipe once. Then we also made some pickled carrots and everything else that goes into a Vietnamese sub and constructed sandwiches using the ginger beef as the meat. I'm begging other people to try this. It was the best sandwich I've ever had by miles.

[Hans Landa]

Ginger Beef is weak. It's time to put the hurt on the Ginger Beef.


Go Korea! My favorite Asian dish to make at home is Bulgogi and I have a killer recipe for it that bests any I've ever had at any Korean restaurant (including those in Koreatown in Toronto).
It's just a pain in the butt to find a butcher that will slice me up $100 worth of lean beef tenderloin thin enough... usually have to call several hours ahead so they can half-freeze it so it's easier to cut.

The stuff is better than candy.

[saskflames69]

Originally Posted by Hans Landa

Ginger Beef is weak. It's time to put the hurt on the Ginger Beef.


Go Korea! My favorite Asian dish to make at home is Bulgogi and I have a killer recipe for it that bests any I've ever had at any Korean restaurant (including those in Koreatown in Toronto).
It's just a pain in the butt to find a butcher that will slice me up $100 worth of lean beef tenderloin thin enough... usually have to call several hours ahead so they can half-freeze it so it's easier to cut.

The stuff is better than candy.

I am not Korean nor am I familiar with Korean cuisine but damn, Koryo has got to be the best food court vendor I've ever eaten at. Hands down my favorite place to eat.

[Erick Estrada]

We have made it from scratch and it's good but a lot of work. In the end it's just easier to buy it from Bobby Chao's or wherever you get your local Asian cuisine.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by saskflames69

I am not Korean nor am I familiar with Korean cuisine but damn, Koryo has got to be the best food court vendor I've ever eaten at. Hands down my favorite place to eat.

Yeah the potatoes alone are worth going to the mall but it's not a place you would want to frequent if you care about your health especially if you are like people I work with that drench the meal in that creamy BBQ sauce.

[saskflames69]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Yeah the potatoes alone are worth going to the mall but it's not a place you would want to frequent if you care about your health especially if you are like people I work with that drench the meal in that creamy BBQ sauce.

Like any restaurant you wouldn't want to eat there every day but it's still the first place I would go to if given the opportunity. I've eaten there maybe twice this year as I don't frequent the malls as much as I used to.

But I do agree, the potatoes are friggin' deadly and that sauce is the BBQ equivalent of ranch dressing.

[Max Cow Disease]

It always, ALWAYS, pains me, to once again hear the woes of an individual who's inhabited an area void of ginger beef (so, everywhere on planet earth pretty much...). I propose CP outreach. We should all pool our resources and Fed Ex a few fresh orders to Bouw (express air shipment, obviously).

My paps is skilled in the kitchen and used to have a solid ginger beef recipe. It was super crispy and the presence of ginger was quite evident, as opposed to simply that purely sweet flavour that so many GB's have.

(Also, chalk up yet another anecdotal reply that's of no actual tangible value to the OP).

[Ducay]

Originally Posted by taco.vidal

How about General Tao's chicken. Mmmmmm.

Chinese food is totally regional in N. America.

Tell me about it; I made the mistake of ordering Ginger Beef in a small rural town east of Edmonton. Huge mistake. It was just your typical stir fried beef with veggies, except with a ton of ginger chunks. Never. Again.

[Violator]

Originally Posted by STeeLy

You don't tend to find Ginger beef much outside of Calgary... Ginger beef was invented here.

I have not seen a single restaurant in Toronto or Vancouver with ginger beef on their menu.

Just sayin...

(Sorry, can't find you a recipe, no idea how to make it)

I have been eating ginger beef in the lower mainland and Vancouver for years

[MRCboicgy]

Panda express is good for a few things - all of them not deep fried
The aforementioned pepper steak, mandarin chicken, kungpao chicken and the fresh-brewed tea. I get a fill of that every time I'm down there.

Also: PF Changs is great for the garlic noodles.

[saskflames69]

Originally Posted by STeeLy

You don't tend to find Ginger beef much outside of Calgary... Ginger beef was invented here.

I have not seen a single restaurant in Toronto or Vancouver with ginger beef on their menu.

Just sayin...

(Sorry, can't find you a recipe, no idea how to make it)

I have seen some (very few) restaurants here in Saskatoon that have it on their menu, although most Chinese restaurants here sell Ginger pork.

I don't know if it matters which kind of meat is used but they taste almost identical.

[I hit elisha]

There are ginger beef anywhere in the world, only in Calgary or Canada is it called ginger beer. When I went to the San Francisco they had it as crispy beef or crispy shredded beef or crispy scezuan beef. I have tried making it but it was not as good as what you can get at a Chinese joint in Calgary, and it was very time consuming.

[saskflames69]

Originally Posted by I hit elisha

There are ginger beef anywhere in the world, only in Calgary or Canada is it called ginger beer. When I went to the San Francisco they had it as crispy beef or crispy shredded beef or crispy scezuan beef. I have tried making it but it was not as good as what you can get at a Chinese joint in Calgary, and it was very time consuming.

[Old Yeller]

Originally Posted by Bouw N Arrow

Post pics, and impressions of the ginger beef making process??

I uhh.... had a frozen pizza instead.