| Preparation time: 20 minutes + 30 minutes marinating | | | | Combine the cornflour with the sherry, soy sauce and |
| Total cooking time: 15 minutes | | | | sugar to make a marinade. Pour over the meat and |
| Serves: 4 | | | | toss well. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. |
| Ingredients for the beef with black bean sauce recipes: | | | | 2. Drain the meat, reserving the marinade. Heat the |
| 500g (1lb) rump steak, cut into thin strips | | | | wok until very hot, add 2 teaspoons of the oil and swirl |
| 1tablespoon cornflour | | | | it around to coat the side. Stir-fry the meat in two |
| 2 tablespoons sherry | | | | batches for 2-3 minutes, or until browned and just |
| 2 tablespoons soy sauce | | | | cooked. Add more oil when necessary. Remove all |
| 2 teaspoons sugaroil, for cooking | | | | the meat from the wok. |
| 1 onion, thinly sliced? | | | | 3. Reheat the wok, add 1 tablespoon of oil and stir-fry |
| 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped | | | | the onion over medium heat for 3-4 minutes, or until |
| 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh ginger | | | | softened. Stir in the garlic, ginger and capsicum, then |
| 1 red capsicum, thinly sliced | | | | increase the heat to high and cook for 2-3 minutes, or |
| 90g (3 oz.) drained bamboo shoots, sliced | | | | until the capsicum is just tender. |
| 6 spring onions, diagonally sliced | | | | 4. Add the reserved marinade, bamboo shoots, spring |
| 2 tablespoons salted black beans, rinsed well and | | | | onion, black beans and 2-3 tablespoons water to the |
| mashed | | | | wok. Toss over high heat until the ingredients are well |
| Directions for the beef with black bean sauce recipes: | | | | coated and the sauce is boiling. Return the beef to |
| 1. When you are thinking of start trying the beef with | | | | thewok and toss until heated through. Remove from |
| black bean sauce recipes, start with these guidelines in | | | | the heat and season well. Serve immediately. |
| mind. First put the beef in a glass or ceramic bowl. | | | | |