Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Vietnamese Shaking Beef

No, I have no idea what the name means either, my only inkling was that it might be something to do with the speed of the cooking, the beef is still “moo-ing” when it’s done.

Being on a diet, you never quite get used to the deeply pitying stares of your colleagues, especially when it really has been an education for my senses! I’ve never really been a fan of ginger before this diet but now my tastebuds positively dance when they see fresh ginger in a recipe. I find it amazing how refreshing and punchy fresh ginger is, and yet dried ginger lends itself so well to sweetness. It really is a versatile ingredient and I’ve started making sure we always have fresh ginger in the house now.

400g lean beef, cut into 1cm cubes

2 tabs soy sauce

1 tab oyster sauce

4cm piece of ginger, grated

black pepper

4 garlic cloves, grated

a few coriander leaves to garnish

Mix soy sauce, oyster sauce and ginger and marinate beef in it for 30 minutes. Heat up a wok and fry the garlic, when it is just beginning to brown throw in the beef and stir over high heat until it is sealed on all sides.

Serve with a sprinkle of coriander.*

*Okay, because the diet is no-carb I don’t say “and rice or noodles” but obviously it would be perfectly natural for you to do so.

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