Beef Stir Fry - Ken Hom
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- More effort
- Serves 4
Ingredients
For the beef
- 450g/1lb lean beef fillet, cut into thin slices
- 2 tsp light soy sauce
- 1 tsp rice wine or dry sherry
- 1 tsp cornflour
- 2 tbsp groundnut oil
- 225g/8oz onion, thickly sliced
- 3 tbsp water
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- small handful fresh mint leaves
For the Noodles
- 175g/6oz bean thread noodles
- 1 tbsp groundnut oil
- 2 tbsp black beans, coarsely chopped
- 3 tbsp spring onions, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp garlic, coarsely chopped
- 1 tbsp ginger, finely chopped
- 110g/4oz carrots, finely chopped
- 110g/4oz bean curd, finely chopped
- 225g/8oz Chinese flowering cabbage or pak choi, finely chopped
- 250ml/9fl oz water
- 2 tbsp Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry
- 1½ tbsp chilli bean sauce, from a jar
- 1 tbsp whole yellow bean sauce, from a jar
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 tsp dark soy sauce
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp spring onions, finely chopped, to serve
Method
- STEP 11.For the beef, place the beef strips into a bowl and add the light soy sauce, rice wine and cornflour and mix well. Leave to marinate for 10-20 minutes.
- STEP 22.Heat a wok until very hot and then pour in the oil.
- STEP 33.Add the marinated beef and stir-fry for one minute, or until browned all over. Remove the beef with a slotted spoon and set aside.
- STEP 44.Add the onions to the wok and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes
- STEP 55.Pour in the water and cook for three minutes.
- STEP 66.Drain off the juices collected from the beef and add to the wok.
- STEP 77.Add the oyster sauce and stir for a minute then return the beef to the wok and add the mint leaves. Continue to stir-fry for one minute then remove from the heat.
- STEP 88.For the noodles, soak the noodles in a large bowl of warm water for 15 minutes. When they are soft, drain them and discard the water.
- STEP 99.Cut the noodles into 7.5cm/3 in lengths.
- STEP 1010.Heat a clean wok until hot, then add the groundnut oil. When it is very hot and slightly smoking, add the black beans, spring onions, garlic and ginger and stir fry quickly for 15 seconds.
- STEP 1111.Add the carrots and stir fry for two minutes.
- STEP 1212.Add the bean curd and Chinese flowering cabbage or pak choi and carefully mix together without breaking up the bean curd.
- STEP 1313.Add all of the remaining ingredients, except the sesame oil and cook the mixture over a gentle heat for about two minutes.
- STEP 1414.Now add the drained noodles and sesame oil and cook for a further three minutes.
- STEP 1515.To serve, ladle some of the noodles and sauce into individual bowls or into one large serving bowl. Place the stir fried beef alongside, garnish with the spring onion and serve at once.