Stir Fry Beef
Ingredients
- 250g Australian tenderloin beef, sliced
- 200g tomato
- 75g carrot, cut into desired shapes
- 1 stalk Chinese celery
- 2 stalks spring onion, cut into 3 cm lengths
- 1 tsp chopped garlic
- 6 slices ginger
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- A dash of Shao Hsing wine (optional)
Seasoning
- 1 tbsp premium oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/8 tsp thick soy sauce
- Dash of pepper
- ½ tsp chicken stock granules
- ½ tsp sugar
- 1 tsp cornflour
- 1 tbsp water
Method
- Lightly marinate beef with a pinch of salt and a little cornflour. Briefly scald beef in hot oil for 10-20 seconds. Remove and set aside.
Blanch tomato and carrot in a pot of boiling water. Dish out and soak in ice-cold water. Heat oil and sesame oil in a wok, fry garlic and ginger until fragrant. Add tomato, carrot and seasoning.
Stir in beef slices, Chinese celery and spring onion. Stir well to mix. Thicken the sauce with cornflour mixture and splash in a little Shao Hsing wine for extra fragrance (optional). For an excellent taste, do not over-fry the ingredients.
