Black Pepper Beef
Ingredients:
350g steak, sliced into strips against the grain
1 onion, julienned
1/2 red pepper, julienned
1 spring onion
1/4 of a thumb size piece of ginger
THE MARINADE
1 teaspoon cornflour (cornstarch)
1 teaspoon light soy sauce
1 teaspoon pure sesame oil
THE SAUCE
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon crushed black pepper
1 tablespoon Lee Kum Kee black pepper sauce
50 ml chicken stock
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
2 teaspoons Shaoxing rice wine
Instructions:
Slice steak thinly Tenderize by bashing them with a cleaver or meat hammer, creating a large surface area for quick cooking.
2. Mix all the marinade ingredients with the meat. Massage the marinade into the meat, marinade for 30 minutes, or overnight for more flavour.
3. Mix the sauce ingredients together in a small bowl.
COOKING
4. Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a wok to high heat. Sear your meat for a couple of minutes on each side and set aside.
5. Add oil to the wok and when smoking hot, add the ginger and spring onions, once they have slightly softened, add the pepper and onions.
6. Maintaining the high heat, pour in your sauce, return the meat to the wok and continue to stir-fry for an additional 30 seconds.
Source: https://schoolofwok.co.uk/tips-and-recipes/black-pepper-beef
