Posted on Tue 17th April 2018
Black Bean Beef Hor Fun
A delicious delight! Try our Beef Hor Fun recipe with savory black bean sauce, tender beef, and wide rice noodles.
Cuisine
Chinese
Time
25 min
Servings
2 people
Ingredients
- 150g Fresh / Dried Hor Fun noodles
- 200g rump steak
- 2 teaspoons fresh black beans
- 1 cube ginger
- 2 cloves garlic
- Pinch of salt
- 1 onion
- 1 pepper
The Marinade
- Sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 pinch Chinese 5 spice
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 1 shot rice wine
- 1 tablespoon corn flour
The Sauce
- 1-2 tbsp Oyster Sauce
- Dark Soy Sauce
- ¼ can beer
- Sesame oil
Method
Preparation
1. Soak the dry noodles in boiling water for 7-8 minutes (or until fully lost packet shape and each noodle strand is separate and softened)
2. Mix 2-3 tbsp oil into the noodles whilst still hot
3. Finely chop the garlic and place in a small prep bowl
4. Add the black beans and a pinch of salt to the garlic and crush using the end of a teaspoon
5. Finely slice the fresh ginger and place in a small prep bowl
6. Finely slice the meat and place in a bowl with the marinade ingredients and massage well, ensuring you add the corn flour last
7. Dice the onion and pepper and place in a small prep bowl
Cooking
8. Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a wok to high heat
9. Add the noodles and fry, separating with a pair of chopsticks, and adding a splash of water
10. Once cooked remove from the wok and keep warm
11. Add oil to the wok and when smoking hot, add the onions and peppers
12. Once they have slightly softened, add the ginger
13. Turn the heat back up to high and add the marinated meat to the wok.
14. Once the meat starts to brown, add the black bean mixture and stir fry for 1-2 minutes
15. Now add roughly 2 tablespoons oyster sauce, a dash of dark soy sauce and the beer
16. Bring to a vigorous boil and stir fry until the sauce thickens (2-3 minutes)
17. Serve the black bean beef over the noodles and garnish with sesame oil, finely chopped coriander and spring onion
Enjoy!