Thai Peppered Beef
These are very hot little firecrackers from the orient. They can be used to add spice to almost any oriental dish. They dry very easily and can be stored and used this way for a long time.
Ingredients:
3 tbsp fish sauce
3 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp cracked black pepper
1 1/2 lbs beef tenderloin, cut across the grain, thinly sliced
4 cloves of garlic, minced
3 large shallots, thinly sliced
3 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp sesame oil
2 tbsp fish sauce
1/4 cup of sweet soy sauce
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
1/4 cup of water
3 Thai chile peppers, thinly sliced
2 tbsp canola oil
Cooked Jasmine rice
Fried Egg, optional
Instructions:
Begin marinating your beef in the cornstarch, 3 tablespoons of fish sauce, and cracked black pepper. Marinade for at least two hours, but no more than four.
When you are ready to cook, and this one goes fast, heat a large wok with some oil. Let it come to temperature, then add the beef. Cook for a minute or two, then toss in the garlic and shallots. Give it a good toss, cooking another minute or so before tossing in the soy sauces, sesame oil, and additional fish sauce. Sprinkle with sugar, and add in the water. Reduce the heat to a medium, low, and give a good stir. You should see the sauce beginning to form from the cornstarch.
Add in the sliced Thai chile peppers. If you want to keep these out due to your weakness to spicy food, feel free, but trust me, the chilie peppers do give a really great balance and spice.
Cook for a couple more minutes, then serve in a bowl of cooked jasmine rice, and top with a fried egg.
From simplecomfortfood.com