Beef with Mushroom
Cayenne is a red or green hot chili pepper used to flavor chile food dishes and is also used for medicinal purposes. Named for the city of Cayenne in French Guiana, it is a cultivar of Capsicum annuum related to bell peppers, jalapeños, and others.
Serves: 6
Ingredients for Marination:
Beef (steak) : 500 grams/18 oz
Ginger Garlic Paste: 1 tsp
Pepper Powder: 1 ½ tsp
Salt: as required
Sugar: one generous pinch
Vinegar : 1 tbsp
Soy sauce: 1 tbsp
Corn Flour: 2 tbsp
Other Ingredients for Stir-fry:
Mushroom: 200 gms/7 oz
Green Chile: 4 -5 nos.
Garlic: 6 – 8 cloves
Onion: 1 big
Pepper Powder: ½ tsp
Capsicum/ Bell Pepper: 1 no.
Soy Sauce: 1 tbsp
Oyster Sauce: 1 ½ tbsp
Sugar: a pinch
Spring Onion: 2 stems
Method:
Clean the Beefsteak well and cut into thin strips. Marinate with enough salt, Ginger Garlic paste, Pepper powder, sugar, vinegar and Soy Sauce and keep for 4 hours. Mix 2 tbsp corn flour to the beef and coat well. Heat a pan and add a little oil. Add the beef (in batches) and stir fry for few minutes on high heat till it is brown and coated well. Keep aside.
Clean the Mushrooms with a wet cloth and quickly wash in water and drain. Cut each Mushroom into 4 parts. In the same pan, sprinkle oil and sauté Mushrooms on high heat for two minutes and keep aside.
Add 1 tbsp oil and add chopped garlic and cut green chiles. Chop the onion into big squares and add this to the pan. Now add the cubed Bell Peppers/ Capsicum and Pepper Powder. Stir fry for one minute and add Soy Sauce and Oyster Sauce.
Put a pinch of sugar, mix well and add fried Beef strips. Combine well and toss on high heat for 1 – 2 minutes. Finally, add the Mushrooms and mix well. Top with chopped Spring Onions.
Transfer to a serving Platter and serve hot. You can serve it as appetizer or as a side dish with Fried rice, Noodles, Naan or Roti.
Tips:
Add more green chiles if you like it spicy.
Marinating for 4 – 5 hours is recommended to tenderize the meat. Sugar helps to tenderize the meat. You can marinate overnight as well.
Corn flour should be coated just before stir frying.
While stir frying Mushrooms no salt should be added to avoid release of water.
The Onions and capsicum should not be overcooked so just stir fry for a minute to make it crispy.
You may use Red and Yellow Bell Peppers/ Capsicum for more visual appeal.
Add salt sparingly to the gravy, as the sauces are salty.
Adding sugar is to balance the flavors and seasoning.
If you like with gravy, add more water/ stock and adjust the measure of sauces and add corn flour to make a thick gravy.
From meemiskitchen.com