Chinese Beef with Tomatoes
🌟Main ingredient:Beef
✨secondary ingredients: tomatoes and garlic
⏱️Cooking time: 30 minutes
🌶️Spice level: Not spicy
👨👩👦👦Number of diners: Couple
Ingredients
300g
beef,
sliced
thinly
2
tomatoes,
cut
into
wedges
4
cloves
of
garlic,
minced
1
chili
pepper,
seeds
removed
and
sliced
2
tablespoons
vegetable
oil
2
tablespoons
soy
sauce
1
tablespoon
oyster
sauce
1
tablespoon
cornstarch
1
teaspoon
sugar
Salt
and
pepper
to
taste
Cooked
rice
for
serving
Cooking steps
In a small bowl, mix together soy sauce, oyster sauce, cornstarch, sugar, salt, and pepper to make the marinade.
Place the sliced beef in a separate bowl and pour half of the marinade over it. Mix well and set aside for 10 minutes.
Heat vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat.
Add minced garlic and sliced chili pepper to the hot oil. Stir fry for about 30 seconds until fragrant.
Add marinated beef to the wok and stir fry for about 2-3 minutes until browned.
Add tomato wedges and the remaining marinade. Stir fry for another 3-4 minutes until the tomatoes soften.
Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper if needed.
Serve the Chinese beef with tomatoes over steamed rice.
Enjoy!
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