Sweet Chilli Beef With Oyster Sauce Food

BEEF WITH OYSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine oyster and soy sauces along with sesame oil, sugar and cornflour in a small bowl.
• Set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the peanut oil in a wok.
• Swirl to coat.
• Add half the beef and stir fry until browned.
• Remove and set aside.
• Repeat with the remaining peanut oil and beef and remove and set aside.
• Add garlic, ginger and chilli to the wok.
• Cook for 30 seconds.
• Add onion and capsicum and stir fry for 1 minute.
• Return the beef to the pan along with the combined sauces.
• Stir to warm through.
• Serve immediately with rice.

CRISPY CHILLI BEEF

Steps:

• Put 350g thin-cut minute steak strips in a bowl and toss in 3 tbsp cornflour and 2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder.
• Heat 100ml vegetable oil in a wok or large frying pan until hot, then add the beef and fry until golden and crisp.
• Scoop out the beef and drain on kitchen paper. Pour away all but 1 tbsp oil.
• Add 1 thinly sliced red pepper, ½ thinly sliced red chilli, sliced white ends of 4 spring onions, 2 crushed garlic cloves and thumb-sized piece ginger, cut into matchsticks, to the pan. Stir-fry for 3 mins to soften, but don't let the garlic and ginger burn.
• Mix the 4 tbsp rice wine vinegar or white wine vinegar, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce and 2 tbsp tomato ketchup in a jug with 2 tbsp water, then pour over the veg.
• Bubble for 2 mins, then add the beef back to the pan and toss well to coat.
• Serve the beef on noodles with prawn crackers, if you like, scattered with the remaining ½ sliced red chilli and sliced green parts of the spring onions.

CHILLI BEEF WITH BROCCOLI & OYSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the beef in a bowl with the soy, five-spice, rice wine, chilli and cornflour, and season with black pepper. Mix well so the beef is completely coated in the thick paste and leave to marinate for at least 10 mins but 30 mins is better.
• Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a wok until very hot. Add the beef to the wok, but do not overcrowd the pan - the beef needs to be in a single layer. If necessary, cook the beef in batches. Fry the beef vigorously for about 3 mins until brown and crisp and scoop onto a plate.
• When all the beef is cooked give the wok a quick wipe out. Heat the remaining oil and stir fry the peppers and broccoli for a minute then pour over the stock and add the oyster sauce. Simmer everything together for 1 min then add the beef to the wok and boil briefly to thicken the sauce then serve straight away with rice or noodles.

STIR-FRIED BEEF WITH OYSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut the beef into slices 5cm long and 5mm thick, cutting against the grain of the meat. Put them in a bowl. Mix in the soy sauce, sesame oil, rice wine or Sherry and cornflour. Leave to marinate for 20 mins.
• Heat a wok until it is very hot, then add the groundnut oil. When it is slightly smoking, add the beef slices and stir-fry for 5 mins or until lightly browned. Remove the meat from the wok and drain well in a colander set inside a bowl. Discard the drained oil.
• Wipe the wok clean and reheat it over a high heat. Add the peppers, and cook for 3-4 mins or until softened. Add the oyster sauce and bring it to a simmer. Return the drained beef slices to the wok and toss them thoroughly with the oyster sauce. Turn the mixture on to a serving platter, top with the spring onions and serve immediately.

ORIENTAL STIR FRY VEGETABLES WITH OYSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare the vegetables.
• Heat the vegetable oil and the sesame oil in a wok.
• Add the garlic and stir fry a minute Add the remaining vegetables except the bean sprouts and add the oyster sauce too.
• Stir fry for 3-4 minutes Add the remaining ingredients including the bean sprouts but excluding the lime juice and stir to mix well for another 2-3 minutes.
• Sprinkle the lime juice and check the seasonings add more if reqd.
• Serve immediately.

STIR FRY CHILLI BEEF IN OYSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Slice the steak up really thin and place in a bowl to marinade with the light soya sauce, oyster sauce and the five spice powder, cover and put it in the fridge.
• Prepare the vegetables which can consist of a combination of Bean Shoots, Red Capsicum, Bok Choy, Chinese Leaf, Baby Corn, Spring Onions, asparagus, broccoli, celery. (the asparagus and broccoli need to be blanched for 2 minutes, drained and allowed to cool.
• For the sauce mix the water, dark soya sauce, sesame oil and cornflour together.
• Heat the wok, adding some of the oil - stir fry the vegetables along with the garlic, ginger and the chillies for a few minutes adding some salt if necessary.
• Place in a hot dish and add more oil to the wok and stir fry the beef, taking care to stir frequently, add the sauce and as soon as it starts to thicken add the vegetables back into the wok, stir to coat.
• Serve immediately either with fried rice or plain boiled noodles. Delicious.

SWEET CHILLI BEEF WITH OYSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a fry pan or wok.
• Add meat and stir fry till tender.
• Remove and put aside.
• Add garlic and onion to fry pan.
• Stir fry till onion is translucent.
• Add vegetables and fry quickly.
• Return the meat and add the sauces.
• Stir fry til heated through.

CHINESE BEEF AND BROCCOLI IN OYSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Slice steak very thinly. Place in a bowl with soy sauce, cornstarch and a few drops of water. Mix well and set aside.
• Slice onion very thinly. Cut broccoli into small pieces and steam until partly cooked. Drain and set aside.
• Heat oil in skillet until very hot. Add garlic and ginger. Cook 1 minute, then remove. Add meat and stir fry until meat sweats, then add onion and broccoli. Stir fry until vegetables are crispy tender.
• Stir in oyster sauce, a pinch of brown sugar, salt and 1/2 cup of cold water with 1 Tblsp cornstarch dissolved in it. Stir and cook until sauce is thickened.
• Serve with rice.