Beef With Cumin

Ingredients

• 12 oz. trimmed beef steak, such as sirloin
• 2 tsp. finely chopped fresh ginger
• 1 tbsp. finely chopped garlic
• 2 fresh red chiles, seeds and stems discarded and finely chopped
• 2-4 tsp. dried chili flakes
• 2 tsp. ground cumin
• salt
• 2 scallions, green parts only, finely sliced
• 1 tsp. sesame oil
• 1¾ cups peanut oil for frying
• 1 tbsp. shaoxing wine
• ½, tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. light soy sauce
• 1 tsp. dark soy sauce
• 1 tbsp. potato flour
• 1 tbsp. water