STIR-FRIED PEPPER BEEFBy Neil Perry from Food Source Asia
INGREDIENTS
Vegetable oil, for frying
500g beef fillet, in 1cm thick slices
1 green capsicum, roughly diced
1 red capsicum, roughly diced
1 small Spanish onion, roughly diced
100g Chinese mustard greens, sliced (this can be left out if it's too hard to find)
6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 small knob ginger, finely chopped
50g palm sugar, crushed up, powdered or finely chopped if you cbf'd waiting for it to melt (can also use brown sugar)
1½ Tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
Splash Shaoxing wine (or dry sherry)
1 Tablespoon oyster sauce
Splash light soy sauce
Splash chicken stock
METHOD
1) Heat a little vegetable oil in a wok until just smoking.
2) Add the beef and stir-fry quickly to seal.
3) Add the capsicums and onions and toss, then add the garlic
and ginger and toss again.
4) Add the palm sugar and pepper, stir to melt, then add the
shaoxing wine and deglaze the wok.
5) When most of the liquid has evaporated, add the soy, oyster
sauce and chicken stock.
6) Check the seasoning and serve straight away with steamed jasmine rice.
I've cooked this dish a few times now, and it's tasted great each time. The amount of liquid/sauce at the end varies, depending on the cut of beef used, veggies freshness, how much attention you're paying when you go for a 'splash', etc.