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Kusahos

Kusahos is crisp fried, vinegar-soy cured beef traditionally dried before cooking.

30 minutes · Serves 6

Ingredients for Kusahos

  • 1 kg beef rump steak, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup cane vinegar
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1 whole garlic bulb, crushed
  • 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
  • Cooking oil, for frying

How to cook Kusahos

  1. 1.Mix cane vinegar, soy sauce, crushed garlic, and black pepper in a nonreactive bowl.
  2. 2.Massage the beef with the marinade. Refrigerate uncovered overnight to cure and dry the surface.
  3. 3.Arrange beef on a rack over a tray and dry in direct sun beneath a mesh cover for one day, repeating if still moist.
  4. 4.Heat oil in a wok over medium-high heat and fry dried beef until cooked through and crisp at the edges.
  5. 5.Drain briefly and serve warm with rice.
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