Beef with Black Bean Sauce... So easy and delicious !

Easy and can be addictive if you like the flavours! In our home, we serve with basmati rice instead of the white rice. It can also be served with the thin egg noodles.

If you marinate the meat over night that would be great but you need at least 30 min 

Ok, so here we go....

Ingredients: 

1 green pepper, 1 red pepper, 1 yellow pepper... Remove the seeds and cut into medium irregular shapes

3/4 pound flank steak... Thinly sliced 2-inch strips. Sliced against the grain. 

1/2 small can of bamboo shoots... Slice them if they are not sliced 

1 tablespoon of crushed garlic

3 tablespoons of black bean sauce

1/2 teaspoon sugar

1 medium onion ...medium sliced

3 tablespoons canola oil

1 teaspoon tapioca starch or cornstarch in 2 tablespoons of water

1/2 cup water 

1 tablespoon Shao Hsing cooking wine or any other cooking wine

1 tablespoon dark soy sauce

The prep:

Marinate the flank steak with soy sauce, sugar, wine, 1/2 the garlic and 1 tablespoon of black bean sauce for at least 30 min.

Now for the actual cooking:

Heat the wok/ frying pan. Add the oil and the remaining garlic and cook for about 15 secs. Add the marinated steak with all the marinate and stir fry for about 3 min. Add bamboo shoots and stir. Add the water and remaining black bean sauce. Cook for a few min. Add cornstarch mixture and let thicken. Add the peppers and onion and let cook for a few secs. 

I don't like cooking peppers that much... This way you get that crunchiness in the peppers with every bite. Check the salt and adjust if necessary.