Black pepper beef

[chavvah]

This is a long-standing favourite in my kitchen, and the spice and garlic are great if you have a cold.

Seasoning paste:
20 large cloves garlic
1 Tbsp black peppercorns

Mash these into a thick aromatic paste.

Sauce:
1/4 c soy sauce
2 Tbsp brown sugar
2 Tbsp fish sauce

Mix these together in a bowl.

Meat:
I use a top round steak sliced against the grain

Veggies:
Broccoli is great, but you can also use carrots, snap peas, or pretty much anything else that is fibrous enough to withstand some hot stir-frying.


Put some veg oil or peanut oil into a pan over high heat. Fry the spice paste until your eyes water. (Seriously.)

Add the meat and brown while coating in spice paste.

Add sauce and cook until it bubbles.

Add veggies and stir fry.

Serve over rice.

For a less spicy/more saucy version, add some oyster sauce and some water. (That's the way I make it for my mum. ;))