Leek and Beef stir fry
Sweet and slightly charred leeks stir fried with tender slices of beef, then coated in a luscious and savoury sauce. A sure winner for pairing with a steaming bowl of rice!
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 300 g Japanese leeks outer layers stripped off, cut into sections, and well-washed
- 300 g beef cut across the grain into strips or slices
Marinade/sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp oyster sauce
- 1 tsp Shaoxing wine
- 0.25 tsp sugar
Aromatics
- Garlic to taste
- Ginger to taste
- Shallot to taste
- Chilli peppers if desired
Sauce
- Marinade
- 1 tsp corn starch made into a slurry with some water
Instructions
- Wash, slice and marinade the beef a few hours in advance. Leave it in the fridge overnight, or on the counter for 1 or 2 hours.
- Start the rice, and get all your ingredients together before you begin to fry.
- Begin with the beef. Turn the heat up as high as it goes and let the pan get hot. Stir fry the beef until about halfway done and reserve.
- Make a slurry with the reserved marinade.
- The heat stays high. Let the aromatics fry for about 30 seconds until fragrant.
- The leeks follow the aromatics. Stir fry, until ideally some charring happens.
- Return the beef to the pan along with the marinade slurry. Toss to combine, taste and adjust, and serve.