Chinese Beef Recipes - Beef with Pepper Recipe

Ingredients

• 350 g/12 oz lean beef, thinly sliced

• 3 red chili peppers, seeded and chopped

• 3 spring onions (scallions), cut into chunks

• 2 cloves garlic, crushed

• 15 ml/1 tbsp black bean sauce

• 1 carrot, sliced

• 3 green peppers, cut into chunks salt

• 15 ml/1 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 5 ml/1 tsp soy sauce

• 45 ml/3 tbsp water

• 5 ml/1 tsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 5 ml/1 tsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

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Method:

1. Marinate the beef with the chili peppers, spring onions, garlic, black bean sauce and carrot for 1 hour.

2. Blanch the peppers in boiling salted water for 3 minutes then drain well. Heat the oil and stir-fry the beef mixture for 2 minutes.

3. Add the peppers and stir-fry for 3 minutes. Add the soy sauce, water and wine or sherry.

4. Mix the corn-flour with a little water, stir it into the pan and simmer, stirring, until the sauce thickens.