Black Bean Beef.

Black Bean Beef.

Make this favourite Chinese dish in super quick time. This is one delicious meal, the beef is smoky, spicy but melt in your mouth tender. I hope you'll make this dish and that the salted black beans are easily sourced (I got mine from an oriental supermarket).

  The beef.

In a large bowl, put in 

-700g beef rump, sliced into 1cm strips, 

-1tbsp cornflour,

-1tbsp oyster sauce,

-1tbsp soy sauce,

-2tsp sesame oil.

Mix well and leave aside until needed.

  The vegetables.

-2 cloves finely chopped garlic,

-1 onion, cut into chunks.

-1/2 green peppers, sliced.

-1/2 red pepper, sliced,

-4 chillies (adjust according to your taste),

-1 carrot, cut into matchsticks,

-2 spring onions, thinly sliced.

  The sauce.

In a small bowl, put in

-1tsp cornflour,

-1tbsp Shaoxing rice wine (use sherry),

-1tbsp soy sauce,

-1tbsp oyster sauce,

-pinch of sugar,

-2tbsp salted black bean.

Stir and leave aside.

In a large wok on high heat, fry

-garlic and onions,

Stir frying for 30 seconds or so, add

-beef.

Stir frying until the beef is almost cooked through, add

-the sauce.

Stir well to coat the beef pieces in the sauce, add

-the rest of the vegetables.

Stir frying until the vegetables are slightly softened.

Taste and adjust the seasoning.

Serve with rice.