My first recipe for 2014 is a quick and easy dish that I have done when I have gone home late from the office. You just need to marinate it before hand so that the flavor penetrates the beef.
You need:
400 grams of beef tenderloin cut into strips
for the marinade
1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon of onion powder
salt and pepper to taste
For stir frying
3 tablespoons of cooking oil
2 cloves of garlic - crushed
half of a piece of onion - diced
1 tablespoon of ginger - minced
half a stalk of lemongrass - minced
1/2 teaspoon of ground coriander seeds
one red chili cut into strips
1 tablespoon of parsley
a pinch of sesame seed
1. Marinade the beef with salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder and leave in the fridge. I made mine overnight. I would recommend to put in a bit more salt since you won't put any more salt during the cooking process.
2. To cook, heat the oil in a saucepan (or wok if you have one.) once heated put in the onions until semi transparent.
3. put in the garlic and ginger. At this point the kitchen will smell very very fragrant, in an oriental restaurant kind of way. do not over cook the garlic as this will become bitter.
4. As soon as the garlic becomes fragrant put in the beef and stir fry for about 5 to 7 minutes. When it dries out put in half a cup of water.
5. put in the chili and coriander and let it simmer until the water dries out again.
6. Lastly, take it out from the fire and add the parsley and sprinkle the sesame seed on top.
Best served over steaming hot rice. I had mine with an ice cold can of Heineken.
Enjoy!
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