Chinese Recipe : Colorful Beef Shreds

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 200g finely shredded beef
• 2 slabs of pressed (dried) tofu
• 4-5 black mushrooms
• 2g each of finely shredded celery and carrots
• 1 small piece of Sichuan pickled vegetable
• 2 shallots (sliced)

Marinade:

• 2 tsp soy sauce
• dash of ground pepper
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 Tbsp water
• 1.5 tsp corn starch.

Seasoning:

• 1.5 tsp soy sauce
• 0.5 tsp sugar
• 1 Tbsp water.

Directions:

1. Marinade beef for 10 minutes. Stir-fry briefly and dish up.
2. Soak mushrooms till soft. Finely shred mushrooms, tofu, and pickled vegetable. Blend in 1.5 tsp of sugar.
3. Heat oil on wok at high heat. Briefly fry shallots, then add mushrooms and pickled vegetable.
4. Add celery, carrots, and tofu, and stir fry till lightly cooked. Blend in 3 Tbsp of water.
5. Add beef and seasoning and stir-fry till done.