Chilli Beef

Original Recipe from bbcgoodfood

Ingredients

1. 350g thin-cut steak, very thinly sliced into strips
2. 3 tbsp cornflour
3. 2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
4. 100ml vegetable oil
5. 1 red pepper, thinly sliced
6. 2 red chilli, thinly sliced
7. 4 spring onions, sliced, green and white parts separated
8. 2 garlic cloves, crushed
9. 2 inch ginger, cut into matchsticks
10. 4 tbsp rice wine vinegar or white wine vinegar
11. 1 tbsp soy sauce
12. 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
13. 2 tbsp tomato ketchup

Method

1. Make sure to remove all water from the beef.
2. Toss the cornflour, beef and five-spice together in a bowl and mix well.
3. Heat the oil in a wok until hot, then add the beef and fry until golden and crisp. 
4. Scoop out the beef and drain on kitchen paper. Pour away all but 1 tbsp oil.
5. Add the pepper, half the chilli, the white ends of the spring onions, garlic and ginger to the pan. 
6. Stir-fry for 3 mins to soften, but don’t let the garlic and ginger burn. 
7. Mix the vinegar, soy, chilli sauce and ketchup in a jug with 2 tbsp water, then pour over the veg. Bubble for 2 mins, then add the beef back to the pan and toss well to coat. 
8. Scatter the remaining chilli and green parts of the spring onion on top.
9. Serve the beef on noodles or rice.

Note: This is not very spicy. So you can add more chilli if you need.

Chicken Manchurian

Ingredients - Marinate

1. 250gm boneless chicken breast, cut into small cubes
2. 1 tbsp. corn flour
3. ½ tsp. salt
4. ½ tsp. black pepper powder
5. pinch of sugar
6. 1 tsp. soya sauce
7. ½ tsp. ginger/garlic paste
8. ½ an egg (beaten)
9. pinch of red chili powder or flakes (optional)

Set this aside for about half an hour. Then fry until golden, do not over fry otherwise the chicken will turn hard. Remove and set aside.

For Sauce

1. 1 tbsp. chopped onions or spring onion
2. 2 tbsp. oil
3. 1 tbsp. ketchup
4. 1 tsp. tomato paste
5. ½ tsp. ginger
6. ½ tsp. garlic
7. salt to taste
8. 1 tsp. sugar
9. ½ cup chicken stock
10. 1 tsp. corn flour mixed with water to form a light paste
11. 1 whole red chili, slit
12. ½ tsp. black pepper
13. splash of soya sauce

Instructions

1. Heat the oil, add the whole red chilli, ginger and garlic pastes followed by the spring onion.
2. Fry for a minute then add the tomato paste, ketchup, sugar and salt/pepper.
3. Cook for 3-4 minutes, and then add the stock. Let it come to a simmer, lower the heat and add the corn flour paste.
4. The sauce will instantly start to thicken. Once it is of a good thick consistency, add the fried chicken and a splash of soya sauce.
5. Stir together and adjust salt, simmer for 3 more minutes on low heat, then turn off the heat and serve with fried rice.

Egg Fried Rice

Ingredients

1. 3 tbsp oil
2. pinch of salt and pepper
3. 1 tbsp onion, chopped
4. 1 tbsp spring onion chopped  
5. ½ green capsicum, chopped
6. 1 cup mixed vegetables - diced
7. ¼ tsp. garlic paste
8. splash of soya sauce
9. 2 egg
10. 2 cups cooked rice (boiled with salt and a tsp. of oil, then drained and cooled completely)

Instructions

1. Heat the oil, add the garlic, onions and spring onions and sauté for a minute.
2. Then add the egg, salt and pepper and scramble it.
3. Now add the mixed vegetables and stir fry for a few minutes.
4. Once the vegetables are done, add capsicum and stir fry for a minute. Make sure not to over cook vegetables.
5. Add the cooked rice and fry for few minutes
6. Splash some soya sauce on it, then put the heat on very low and cover the pan.
7. Remove from fire after few minutes. 
8. Serve with Chicken Manchurian or Chilli Chicken!

NOTE / TIP : Make sure not to over cook anything. Fried rice won't taste good otherwise.
This is not a spicy fried rice. If you want you can add more pepper powder or chilli flakes.