Oriental Beef with green beans

This week's recipe is taken from the American Academy International Cook Book, and was supplied by my very dear friend Debra Mc Kay.  Our Cook Book is due for release in September 2012.

Oriental Beef with green beans

Ingredients

500g Fillet of beef

2tbsp Oyster suce

1 tbsp Dark soy sauce

Splash Light Soy sauce

Pinch of sugar

Sea salt and black pepper

handful of green beans (blanched for 3 minutes)

1 Red chilli (deseeded and sliced)

2-3 small cloves of garlic (finely chopped)

1 tbsp Groundnut or sunflower oil

Method

1.  Marinade beef in 1 tbsp dark soy sauce and 1 tbsp of oyster sauce for 30minutes

2.  Heat wok until smoking hot - then add oil

3.  Add beef and stir fry for 1 minute

4.  Add garlic, chilli and blanched green beans

5.  Add remaining oyster sauce and a good splash of light soy sauce

6.  Stir fry for a further 5 minutes (don't over do it!!)

Serve with egg fried rice - delish!!

Egg fried rice

Ingredients

1 tbsp vegetable oil

2 eggs

2spring onions, finely chopped

2 tsp soy sauce

100g rice, cooked according to packet instructions

1/2 tsp sesame oil

Method

1.  Heat the oil in a wok until smoking then add the eggs and cook them, stirring vigorously until they are set.

2.  Add spring onion and soy sauce and stir-fry for two minutes.

3.  Add the cooked rice and sesame oil, stir-fry for a further two minutes

4.  Place the egg-fried rice into a bowl and serve immediately

Enjoy!

Marilyn x