Black Pepper Beef
Ingredients
Marinade
- 500g
- chuck tender beef (substitute with any stir fry cut )
- 2 tbsp
- oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp
- light soy sauce
- 1 tsp
- baking soda
- 3 tbsp
- cornflour
- 2 tsp
- white pepper
- 1/4 cup
- water
Main
- 2 tbsp
- black pepper (More if needed, depending on the potency of the black pepper)
- 40g
- butter
- 1 whole
- red onion
- 3 tbsp
- oyster sauce
- 1/2 cup
- water
- 4 stalks
- spring onion
- 1 tbsp
- dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp
- cornstarch (To make the thickener for the sauce )
- 2 cups
- Chinese cooking wine
Method
- 01
Marinade the beef together will all the marinade ingredients for at least 20 minutes
- 02
Thinly slice the red onion
- 03
Slice the spring onion into finger length
- 04
Heat up the oil in a wok and add the marinated beef
- 05
When the beef has browned, remove from the wok
- 06
Clean the work, and add the black pepper for a dry roast
- 07
Add in the butter and some cooking oil
- 08
Add in the red onion and cook until the red onion is soft
- 09
Add in the oyster sauce and water
- 10
Bring the mixture to a boil and season to taste with salt and sugar
- 11
Add the cooked beef and the spring onions
- 12
Mix the corn flour with a little bit of water to make a slurry
- 13
Add in the dark soy sauce and thicken the sauce with the cornstarch slurry
- 14
Add in the Chinese cooking wine, mix well and serve
- 15
Serve with rice or noodles and Blanched Asian Vegetables
Notes
- The velveting step here is crucial to get the right texture of the beef