Beef with Sesame Sauce Recipe

Ingredients : Serves 3-4

250g Round steak

1/2 teaspoon Salt

1/4 teaspoon Bicarbonate of soda

2 tablespoons Hot water

1 tablespoon Soy sauce

1 clove Garlic, crushed

3 tablespoons Peanut oil

1/2 cup Beef stock

3 teaspoons Cornflour

2 tablespoons Cold water

2 teaspoons Sesame paste

1-2 teaspoons Chinese chili sauce

• Shred beef into very thin strips.

• Mix salt, bicarbonate of soda, hot water and soy sauce together.

• Pour over meat, beat with chopsticks or knead with hand until liquid is absorbed, then leave for 2 hours or refrigerate overnight (if rump or other tender steak is used, this step may be omitted).

• Heat peanut oil in a wok, add garlic and meat and stir fry over high heat until meat has changed color, about 2 minutes.

• Add stock and bring to the boil, then stir in cornflour mixed smoothly with cold water, stirring until it boils and thickens.

• Turn off heat, stir in sesame paste and chili sauce.

• Serve with white rice.

Note : If liked, this can become a meat and vegetable combination dish by adding such vegetables as bamboo shoots, bean sprouts or Chinese cabbage.