🌟Main ingredient:Beef
✨secondary ingredients: corn and garlic
⏱️Cooking time: 30 minutes
🌶️Spice level: Not spicy
👨👩👦👦Number of diners: Couple
200g
beef,
thinly
sliced
1
cup
corn,
drained
2
cloves
garlic,
minced
2
tablespoons
vegetable
oil
2
tablespoons
soy
sauce
1
tablespoon
oyster
sauce
1
tablespoon
cornstarch
1
tablespoon
water
Salt
and
pepper
to
taste
In a small bowl, mix together cornstarch and water to make a slurry. Set aside.
Heat vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat.
Add minced garlic and stir-fry for about 30 seconds until fragrant.
Add beef slices to the wok and cook until browned, about 2-3 minutes.
Add corn to the wok and stir-fry for an additional 2 minutes.
In a separate bowl, combine soy sauce and oyster sauce.
Pour the sauce mixture over the beef and corn in the wok. Stir to coat evenly.
Add the cornstarch slurry to the wok and cook for another 1-2 minutes until the sauce thickens.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Remove from heat and transfer to a serving dish.
Serve hot with steamed rice as a side dish.
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