Chinese Beef Recipes - Chili Beef Recipe

Ingredients

• 450 g/1lb rump steak, cut into strips

• 45 ml/3 tbsp soy sauce

• 15 ml/1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 15 ml/1 tbsp brown sugar

• 15 ml/1 tbsp finely chopped ginger root

• 30 ml/2 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 50 g/2 oz bamboo shoots, cut into matchsticks

• 1 onion, cut into strips

• 1 stick celery, cut into matchsticks

• 2 red chili peppers, seeded and cut into strips

• 120 ml/4 fl oz/1/2 cup chicken stock

• 15 ml/1 tbsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

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Method:

1. Place the steak in a bowl. Mix together the soy sauce, wine or sher­ry, sugar and ginger and stir it into the steak. Leave to marinate for 1 hour.

2. Remove the steak from the marinade. Heat half the oil and stir-fry the bamboo shoots, onion, celery and chili for 3 minutes then remove them from the pan.

3. Heat the remaining oil and stir-fry the steak for 3 minutes. Stir in the marinade, bring to the boil and add the fried vegetables. Simmer, stirring, for 2 minutes.

4. Mix together the stock and corn-flour and add it to the pan. Bring to the boil and simmer, stirring, until the sauce clears and thickens.