Crispy Beef in Spicy Plum Sauce.

Crispy Beef in Spicy Plum Sauce.

Crispy slices of beef sirloin in delicious, sticky and spicy plum sauce. This newest recipe is based loosely on the more well known duck and pancakes. All the delicious pancake filling in a stir fry with a few added extras. Another Chinese inspired recipe to tempt you and all the ingredients are easily sourced.

Serves 2-3.

   The beef.

500g sliced beef sirloin steaks, seasoned with salt and pepper and drenched in 50g cornflour.

Deep fry in batches until golden brown.

Drain well and leave aside.

Deep fry 5-10 dry chillies.

Drain well and leave aside.

   The Vegetables.

2 cloves chopped garlic.

1tbsp chopped ginger.

1 sliced red onion.

1/2 sliced pepper.

1 sliced carrot.

80g sliced cucumber.

3-4 sliced fresh chillies.

   The plum sauce.

In a bowl, put in, 

-1tbsp oyster sauce.

-2tbsp soy sauce.

-1tbsp dark soy sauce.

-1tbsp balsamic vinegar.

-1tbsp Shaoxing rice wine.

-2tsp sesame oil,

-1tbsp water.

-1/2tsp cornflour.

Mix well to combine, add

-2tbsp plum jam.

In a wok, with a tablespoon of vegetable oil, fry

-the vegetables.

Cook, stirring occasionally until the vegetables have softened, add

-the plum sauce, 

Cook, stirring until the sauce has thickened, taste and adjust the seasoning. It should be sweet, sour and spicy, add

-the beef, 

-dry chillies.

Stir well to coat the beef in the sauce.

Stir through 2 sliced spring onions.

Spoon into a serving dish.

Sprinkle over sesame seeds.

Serve with rice or noodles.