stir-fry – My Whisk and I

500g beef, sliced in strips
45ml cornstarch
15ml + 15ml vegetable oil
3 cloves of garlic, minced
5ml ground ginger
80ml soy sauce
60ml water
60ml brown sugar
15ml sesame seeds, toasted

Add the beef strips to a bowl and season with salt and pepper.
Sprinkle the cornstarch over and toss together so that the steak is coated in a thin layer.
Place a large pan on medium-high heat and pour in 15ml of vegetable oil.
Add the garlic and ginger and stir-fry for one minute.
Add the soy sauce, water and sugar and cook while stirring for 2-3 minutes.
Pour the sauce into a jug and set aside.
Pour the remaining 15ml vegetable oil into the pan and turn the heat to medium-high.
Add the steak in batches and cook until it is browned.
Add all the steak back into the pan and pour in the sauce.
Simmer until the sauce is thick and glossy. It should coat the back of a wooden spoon evenly.
Serve the beef on steamed rice, scatter over the sesame seeds and serve.

1kg beef strips
3 leeks, sliced
2 cloves of garlic, minced
3 red sweet peppers, sliced into strips
83ml sugar
83ml apple cider vinegar
45ml pineapple juice, reserved from the tin of pineapple pieces
45ml tomato sauce/ketchup
15ml Worcestershire sauce
15ml soy sauce
20ml cornstarch
125ml water
1 x 400g tin of pineapple pieces
a handful of sliced spring onions
a handful of black sesame seeds

Place a saucepan onto medium-high heat and brown the beef strips in batches. Set aside.
Add a splash of vegetable oil to the saucepan and add the leeks and garlic. Stir-fry until the leeks are soft.
Add the red peppers and cook for another 3 minutes.
Mix together the sugar, vinegar, pineapple juice, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, soy, cornstarch and water and give it a good whisk.
Add the sauce to the sauce pan and allow to come to a simmer.
Now add the beef strips and pineapple pieces and cook for about 15 minutes while stirring every now and then.
Sprinkle the spring onion and sesame seeds over and serve on rice.

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