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Meat

Beef in Black Bean Sauce

This versatile Chinese dish makes a great summer's day lunch when served with a green salad or with vegetables of your choice.

Serves 4

Difficulty
Easy
Preparation Time
Less than 10 minutes
Cooking Time
Less than 15 minutes
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Ingredients for  4  Servings

  • 450g
    Lean beef fillet, cut into thin strips
  • 1 tbsp
    Light soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp
    Rice wine or dry sherry
  • 1 tsp
    Salt
  • 1 tsp
    Sugar
  • 1 tsp
    Sesame oil
  • 2 tsp
    Cornflour
  • 1 tbsp
    Root ginger, chopped
  • 1 tbsp
    Garlic. coarsely chopped
  • 2 tbsp
    Shallots, finely chopped
  • 1
    Red pepper, deseeded and cut into strips
  • 200g
    Broccoli florets, blanched
  • 6 tbsp
    Spring onions, finely chopped
  • 100ml
    Black bean sauce
  • 150ml
    Beef stock

Approximate Times

  • Preparation :
    Less than 10 minutes
  • Cooking :
    Less than 15 minutes

Method

  1. Put the beef in a bowl, add the soy sauce, rice wine vinegar or sherry, salt, sugar, sesame oil and cornflour and mix together.
  2. Place a wok over a high heat. When it is very hot and slighly smoking, add the beef mixture and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add the ginger, garlic, shallots, red pepper, broccoli, spring onions and black bean sauce and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
  3. Pour in the stock, bring the mixture to the boil, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 3 minutes, or until the beef is cooked. Serve immeadiately.