Stir Fried Beef with Oyster Sauce

A friday night family favourite. It takes 10 minutes to prep, 20 minutes to marinate and 10 minutes to cook. I think it beats a takeaway on time and flavour!

Ingredients
450g lean beef steak
1 tbsp of soy sauce, ideally light soy
2 teasp sesame oil
1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry
2 teasp cornflour
3 tbsp groundnut or sunflower oil
3 tbsp oyster sauce
1 1/2 tbsp finely chopped spring onions, as garnish
Thinly sliced red chilli with seeds removed, optional.

Method
Cut the beef into 5cm long slices that are 5mm thick approx. Cut across the grain of the meat as it makes it more tender.  Put the sliced meat in a bowl.  Mix together the meat with the soy, sesame oil, rice wine and cornflour.  Leave it to marinate for 20 minutes.  Once marinated heat your wok or large frying pan until it is piping hot and then add the groundnut oil.  When it starts to smoke slightly, add the beef slices and stir fry for 5 minutes or until lightly browned.  Remove the meat from the wok and drain well in a colander.  Throw away any remaining oil.  Wipe the wok clean and reheat on a high heat.  Add the oyster sauce and bring it to a simmer. Return the beef to the wok and toss them well with the oyster sauce.  Turn the mixture onto a serving platter, garnish with the spring onions and red chilli slices, if using then and serve immediately.  I'll be serving it with some medium egg noodles and a drizzle of sesame oil with some dark soy on the side.