sizzling canton steak (canton restaurant miami)
We used to live in South FL and we loved the Canton Steak at Canton Restaurant in Coral Gables. That and the Honey Garlic Chicken! (still haven't got that one right) After we moved away I could never find it at local restaurants so I started experimenting, searching for recipes, etc. This is the version we like. It's not exactly the same but close! Don't let the ingredient list scare you away, it's pretty much just assembling everything and isn't complicated. The snow peas and bell pepper in the veggie mix aren't traditional, but we like them. Reminds me of Miami!
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Oh my, this sauce is amazing! It will make any meat or vegetable taste delicious. The flavors work so well together, I'm not sure which was my favorite. Sweet, salty and tangy, I want to keep a bottle prepared in my fridge. Don't let the list of ingredients scare you... it's very easy to prepare. When presented, this is a very impressive dinner.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 to 2 pounds steak; you need a nice thick cut, I use NY strip about 2 to 2 1/2 inch thick, a thick porterhouse or t-bone works too
- COOKING SAUCE
- 2 tablespoons each bell pepper, carrot, onion, celery, finely minced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons cooking sherry, don't get fancy here, use the inexpensive stuff from the grocery
- 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons ketsup
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cups no salt beef stock (I use the box stuff)
- 2 teaspoons corn starch dissolved in 2 tbsp water
- VEGETABLES
- 1/2 cup thin sliced onion
- 1 cup celery sliced on an angle
- 1/2 cup sliced green bell pepper
- 1 - whole napa cabbage, very roughly chopped, I slice through it 4 or 5 times and that's it
- 1 cup snow peas
How To Make sizzling canton steak (canton restaurant miami)
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Step 1To make the sauce: In frying pan add 1 tbsp oil and minced veggies. Saute until browned. -
Step 2Add rest of ingredients except corn starch. Simmer for 20 minutes. Thicken with corn starch and adjust salt. The veggies will thin it when poured over so make it thicker than you think necessary. Keep warm.
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Step 3Blanch veggies in 3 c water, 1 tsp oil and salt until al dente; drain. Should only take a couple of minutes. Start this when you put the steak on the grill. Drain well.
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Step 4Preheat your grill, gas or coals. You want it HOT so you can sear the steak.
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Step 5Either place a cast iron skillet on the hot grill, or put in a preheated oven, or preheat on top of the stove at the last minute. You want it screaming hot.
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Step 6Put steak on grill to cook. We cook it to about 125 for med rare, it will continue to cook on the skillet.
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Step 7When the steak is to your liking, place veggies on the preheated iron skillet, put the steak on top, and pour the sauce over everything.
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Step 8IF YOU HAVE LEFTOVERS - this makes heavenly beef lo mein. Slice the steak, cook thin spaghetti, toss it all together and heat through. Yum.
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