This is a recipe passed down from my great-grandmother on my father's side -- he missed these so much when my family came to the United States that he taught himself to cook just to make them again. They are, in many ways, the epitome of Shanghainese cooking: flavorful but not overwhelming, savory-sweet, with a bit of shaoxing wine for extra depth. Perfect warming comfort food. If you want a saltier or more intense flavor, increase the amount of soy sauce and sesame oil.
Steak fingers, if you're not familiar with them, are simply pounded, breaded and fried strips of beef. Yep, it's basically chicken-fried steak made into finger food, which is probably how they got the name...
