Chinese Beefwith Honey andBlackPepperSauceisa Chinese dishmade out of stir fried tender beef pieces in a sweet, saltyandpeppery hot saucemade out of honey andblackpepper
thumb size piece of ginger, peeled and finely chopped. good handfulofspinachleaves. Return the steak including any juices from the plateand the reservedsauce in the bowlandbring to the boil
Notes*Like manydishes, you can choose which protein you’d rather use withthissauce, substitute chicken, pork, tofu, king prawns, mushrooms, vegetables if you’d rather, or even make the ‘sauce’ and serve witha grilled fish if you like – the choice is yours
I wanted to make something in keeping with the blusteryweather we havebeenhaving too, warmingandcomforting whilst alsobeingeasy so you canwarm your toes by the fire andrelaxfora couple of hours while it’s cooking
One thing you will notice aboutallof our Fakeaway recipes isthis…. So, after the reallydisappointing incident with the Chinese (it reallywasn’tworth the syns) we decided to bite the bulletand just make, oratleastattempt to makewhat ever takeaway we fancied
Remove and set aside. 600g/21oz of stewing beef (anyvisiblefat removed. 13 carrots, chopped into largebatons. 12 cloves ofgarlic, crushed. 1200ml/ 7fl oz ofbeef stock. 1¼ cup (60ml) ofbalsamicvinegar. 1½ cup ofpassata. 11 tbsoftomatopaste. 14 tsp ofbrownsugar (4 syns). 1saltandblackpepper to season. 1sprayoilSprayalargecasseroledish over a medium heatwith some spray oil. 1Add the beefandbrown. 1Add the onions, garlicandcarrotsand continue to fry fora few minutes. 1Add the remaining ingredients, bring to aboiland cover and simmer forapprox 1. 1Serve with your choice of sides
Whiskan egg in asmallbowlwithafork. ThisBroccoliBeefandCheddar Cheese Pie in a Curry BéchamelSauceis the result of leftover grilled flanksteakthat needed some TLC
Now, while I appreciatethat you haveheard me andathousandcelebrity chefs tell you to "Visit your localbutcher" a million times, but if you haven't yet, or indeed don't believe it will makethat much ofa difference, I BEG you to try it with just this one recipe
Today’s recipe is one we order in restaurantsespecially Chinese ones, they chargeanarmanda leg foraplate, now you canmake it in the comfortof your home
This ingredient ismadeby fermenting andsaltingblack soy beans, this in turn makes it soft, give asharptasteandmaking it pungent then develops into a wonderful sauce widely used in Asiancuisine
One last thing – asmallword on black pudding – Clonakiltyblack pudding ismadewith the same ingredients – butwiththatadditionof some whole grains, giving it a nutty texture unlike the other morepate types – Shawsof Limerick arealso producing a nice version of it - if you can’t get either of these I just wouldn’t bother – others maybeg to differ – butthat’s just me
Withthis in mind, I headed to Waitrose to scavenge in the cost-price near-expired section of the fridges to see what I could come up with, and I came home brandishingseveral kilos oftop-qualitybraisingsteak
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