Beef in Oyster Sauce – serves 2
2 tablespoons oil
200g (7oz) beef sliced
½ teaspoon finely chopped garlic
½ small onion sliced
2 Chinese cabbage leaves (sliced)
¼ cup bamboo shoots
¼ cup baby corn
200ml (1 cup) chicken stock or water
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon msg
¼ teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon shaoxing rice wine
1 tablespoon cornflour
3 tablespoons water
1. Heat a wok or pan until hot.
2. Add the oil and heat until smoky, add the beef (stirring vigorously to avoid sticking) and stir fry for 2-3 minutes.
3. Turn to low heat, add the onions and garlic, stir fry for 15 seconds.
4. Add the Chinese cabbage, bamboo shoots, baby corn and stir fry for 1 minute.
5. Turn to high heat. Add the chicken stock and cook for 4 minutes.
6. Mix in the salt, msg, sugar, oyster sauce, dark soy sauce and stir in well.
7. Mix the cornflour with the water to create a watery paste.
8. Add the rice wine and sesame oil and slowly add the cornflour mixture. Stir the mixture in while it thickens.
Beef with Ginger and Spring Onions
2 tablespoons oil
200g (7oz) beef thinly sliced
½ teaspoon chopped garlic
½ small onion chopped into-
1 inch pieces
4 thin slices of ginger
3 spring onions (cut 1 ½ inch)
200ml (1 cup) chicken stock-
or water
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon msg
¼ teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon shaoxing rice wine
1 tablespoon cornflour
3 tablespoons water
1. Heat a wok or pan until hot.
2. Add 2 tablespoons oil and heat until smoky. Add the beef, stirring briskly to avoid sticking. Stir fry for 2 minutes.
3. Turn to low heat and add the garlic, stir fry for 15 seconds.
4. Add the onions and stir fry for 1 minute.
5. Turn to high heat. Now add the spring onions and the chicken stock and cook for 3 minutes.
6. Mix in the salt, msg, sugar, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and stir in well.
7. Mix the cornflour with the water to create a watery paste.
8. Add the rice wine and sesame oil and slowly add the cornflour mixture. Stir the mixture in while it thickens (do not add all the cornflour mixture as it can create a dish that is too thick, by adding it slowly you can gauge how thick the dish will be!).
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