Stir-Fried Beef with Green Peppers in Black Bean Sauce

Name: Stir-Fried Beef with Green Peppers in Black Bean Sauce
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 37 min
Ingredients: 300 g Beef hind leg meat (sliced and coated with cornstarch); 250 g Green peppers (washed, sliced, salted, and blanched); 250 g Fermented black beans (rinsed with warm water and minced); 1 Egg; 3 tsp Soy sauce; 3 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Sugar; 1 tsp MSG; 1 tsp Sesame oil; 1 tsp Baking soda; 1 tsp Ground white pepper; 0.5 tbsp Cornstarch; 0.5 tbsp Broth; 3 tsp Chopped scallions; 3 tsp Shredded ginger; 3 tsp Minced garlic; 500 g Peanut oil (about 0.5 tbsp actually used)

Tender beef slices stir-fried with green peppers, richly aromatic with fermented black beans.

37 min

Easy

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Stir-Fried Beef with Green Peppers in Black Bean Sauce

Ingredients

Beef hind leg meat (sliced and coated with cornstarch) 300 g

Green peppers (washed, sliced, salted, and blanched) 250 g

Fermented black beans (rinsed with warm water and minced) 250 g

Egg 1

Soy sauce 3 tsp

Salt 3 tsp

Sugar 1 tsp

MSG 1 tsp

Sesame oil 1 tsp

Baking soda 1 tsp

Ground white pepper 1 tsp

Cornstarch 0.5 tbsp

Broth 0.5 tbsp

Chopped scallions 3 tsp

Shredded ginger 3 tsp

Minced garlic 3 tsp

Peanut oil (about 0.5 tbsp actually used) 500 g

Instructions

Step 1

Slice the beef, coat it with cornstarch, then add the baking soda, soy sauce, egg, and 0.5 tbsp of peanut oil; mix everything until well combined.

Step 2

Wash the green peppers and slice them. Salt them briefly, blanch in hot water, then drain off all the moisture.

Step 3

Rinse the fermented black beans with warm water, then mince them finely.

Step 4

Heat the peanut oil in a wok to about 30% hot, then bring it up to about 60% hot. Add the green peppers, flash-fry briefly, remove them, and drain off the oil.

Step 5

Leave a thin layer of oil in the wok and stir-fry the chopped scallions, shredded ginger, and minced garlic until fragrant. Add the beef and green peppers and stir-fry, then add the soy sauce, ground white pepper, MSG, sugar, broth, and minced fermented black bean mixture. Thicken with cornstarch, stir to combine, drizzle with sesame oil, and serve.