Meat Recipes - Quick-Fried beef With Oyster Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lb lean fillet steak, cut into thin strips

• 1 1/2 tsp salt

• 1/4 tsp white pepper

• 1/4 tsp ground ginger

• 1 tbsp cornstarch

• 1 tbsp soy sauce

• 2 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce

• 1 tsp sugar

• 2 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 1/3 cup (75ml) vegetable oil

• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced

• 1 garlic clove, crushed

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Method:

1. Rub the beef strips with salt, pepper, ginger and cornstarch.

2. Combine the soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar and rice wine or sherry in a bowl and set aside.

3. Heat the oil in a large frying-pan. when it is hot, add the onion and garlic and fry for 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Add the beef to the pan and fry for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Pour off all but a thin film of oil from the pan.

4. Pour the reserved oyster sauce mixture over the beef and cook for a further 1 1/2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and transfer the beef slices to a warmed serving dish. Pour over the sauce and serve at once.