Chinese Beef Recipes - Beef with Rice Noodles Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 dried Chinese mushrooms

• 30 ml/2 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp salt

• 225 gig oz lean beef, sliced

• 100 g/4 oz bamboo shoots, sliced

• 100 g/4 oz celery, sliced

• 1 onion, sliced

• 120 ml/4 fl oz/1/2 cup beef stock

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp sugar

• 10 ml/2 tsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

• 5 ml/1 tsp soy sauce

• 15 ml/1 tbsp water

• 100 g/4 oz rice noodles

• oil for deep-frying

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Method:

1. Soak the mushrooms in warm water for 30 minutes then drain. Discard the stalks and slice the caps.

2. Heat half the oil and fry the salt and beef until lightly browned then remove from the pan. Heat the remaining oil and stir-fry the vegetables until sof­tened.

3. Stir in the stock and sugar and bring to the boil. Return the beef to the pan, cover and simmer for 3 minutes.

4. Mix together the corn-flour, soy sauce and water, stir into the pan and simmer, stirring, until the mixture thickens.

5. Meanwhile, deep-fry the rice noodles in hot oil for a few seconds until puffed and crisp and serve on top of the beef.