SIZZLING BEEF WITH SPRING ONIONS & BLACK BEAN SAUCE

Steps:

• TO PREPARE YOUR STIR-FRY:.
• Bring a pan of salted water to the boil, add the rice and cook according to the packet instructions.
• Drain the rice in a sieve, run it under a cold tap to cool, then allow to dry out in the fridge.
• Trim any excess fat from your steak and slice the meat into finger sized strips.
• Peel and finely slice the ginger and garlic.
• Finely slice the chili.
• Cut the ends off your spring onions and finely slice.
• Pick the coriander leaves and put to one side, and finely chop the coriander stalks.
• Get yourself a big bowl and put in the ginger, garlic, chilli, spring onions, coriander stalks and steak strips.
• Add the sesame oil and mix everything together.
• TO COOK YOUR STIR-FRY:.
• Preheat a wok or large frying pan on a high heat and once it's very, very hot add a good splash of groundnut oil and swirl it around.
• Add all your chopped ingredients from the bowl.
• Give the pan a really good shake to mix everything around quickly.
• Stir-fry for 2 minutes, taking care to keep everything moving so it doesn't burn.
• Add the blackbean sauce, and stir in 1 tablespoon of soy sauce and the juice of half a lime.
• Keep tossing.
• Taste and season with black pepper and a little more soy sauce, if required.
• Remove the pan from the heat, transfer everything to a bowl and cover with tin foil.
• Give the pan a quick wipe with a ball of kitchen paper and put back on the heat.
• Add some groundnut oil and swirwl it around.
• Crack in your egg and add a tb soy sauce - the egg will cook very quickly so keep sstirring.
• Once it's scrambled, stir in your chilled rice, scraping the sides and the bottom of the pan as you go.
• Keep mixing for a few minutes until the rice is steaming hot, then taste and season with a little soy sauce if required.
• TO SERVE YOUR STIR-FRY:.
• Divide the rice between two bowls or plates.
• Spoon over the meat and black bean sauce and sprinkle over with coriander leaves.
• Serve with wedges of lime.2.