Hello all,

How have your week been?

If your week have being anything like mine, I can only say, get well soon.

Its been one of those rough week. The weather haven't being that great. The strong wind and oh the cold!

I must admit, I don't feel like making any elaborate meals.Show All

Tonight, dinner is Chinese Braised Beef Stir Fry with prawn crackers.

It might sound like its alot of work but I promise, you will only be spending 25minutes making this delish meal and its so worth it.

The aroma of the star aniseed, the sweet crunchiness of the peppers, the beans sprout and Oh the richness of the sauce which by the way you can soak your bread into and wipe your plate clean with either some sour dough or french bread. yummy! Are you hungry yet? I definitely am. Its time to get cracking.

I have the recipe below, I do hope you try the recipe at home for yourself and family.

PS: This dish can also be served with white rice.

Ingredients

500grm lean beef

90ml soy sauce dark

90ml oyster sauce

2 piece of crush garlic

3 table spoon of corn flour

1 table spoon of five spices

1 table spoon of sczhaun spice

1 large whole egg

1 tea spoon of Chinese salt

Salt to taste

1 medium onion slice

1 medium of red peppers slice

1 medium of green peppers slice

50 grams of bean sprout

.5 teaspoon of black pepper

1 star aniseed

3 table spoon of sesame or vegetable oil

1 carrots julienne

Method

Clean and remove any fat from the beef, slice or cut it in fine strips or julienne shape

Marinate beef with some, salt, crack black pepper, soy sauce, five spices, add some corn flour, egg and mix very well then leave it for 5-10 minutes.

Add vegetable/sesame oil for frying in pot or use fryer to seal the beef just for 2 minutes and put it aside ready to go.

Combine all the vegetables together except the beans sprout, add sesame oil to heated pan on stove, add the garlic, slice onion and sauté for 1 minute.

Add the rest of vegetable, but not sprout yet, this time add all sauces, the rest of the spices and the meat and make sure its on high heat, stirring for 5 minutes.

Dissolve rest of the corn flour in a bit of water add to the meat, adjust the seasoning and add bean sprout, cook for another 2 minutes and its ready to be serve.