Garlic Beef (蒜粒牛肉)

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 20:10:01 GMT

Serves 2-4

Preparation 20 minutes

Cooking 20 minutes

125g-150g beef, cut it into small cubes (the same size as clove garlic)

many garlic cloves (the same amount as beef pieces), pressed

1 red pepper for garnish

1 tablespoon light soy sauce

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1/2 tablespoon cooking wine (can be rice wine or white wine)

1/2 tablespoon oyster sauce

a pinch of ground ginger

3 or 4 tablespoons vegetable oil

more than 1/2 tablespoon fresh ground blackpepper

a small piece of butter

a pinch of salt

1. Mix beef cubes with light soy sauce, ground ginger, cooking wine, cornstarch, and oyster sauce. Let stand for 15 minutes.

2. Heat oil in the wok. Fry beef until half cooked. Remove and set aside. Leave oil in the wok.

3. Add garlic cloves into the wok; reduce heat to low; fry garlic cloves until yellow; add ground blackpepper and butter; fry until butter melted; add salt.

4. Return beef; add red pepper to add some color to this dish; saute over high heat quickly until beef are done.

Recipe is adapted from Becky's blog. Pictures at the courtesy of Becky.

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Garlic Beef (蒜粒牛肉)