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Posted on Wed 15th January 2025

Black Pepper Beef and Potatoes, Hong Kong Style

Delicious melt in your mouth beef, and fluffy, deep fried potatoes - this dish is guaranteed to hit the spot every time!

Cuisine

Chinese

Time

1 day

Servings

3

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recipe

Ingredients

  • 430g (10½oz) rib-eye steak
  • 1 large maris piper or king edward potato
  • 1 white sweet potato
  • 1 small red onion
  • 1 spring onion (scallion)
  • 1 large fresh green chilli
  • 1 large fresh red chilli
  • 1 stick of fresh green peppercorns(optional)
  • vegetable oil, for deep-frying
  • 5–6 sprigs of fresh coriander (cilantro)

The steak marinade

  • ¼ of a thumb-size piece of ginger
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • ¼teaspoon white pepper
  • ½ teaspoon sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • ½teaspoon pure sesame oil
  • ½ tablespoon cornfour (cornstarch

The sauce

  • ¼teaspoon salt
  • ½teaspoon sugar
  • ½teaspoon cracked black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon lee kum kee black pepper sauce
  • 50ml (2f oz) fresh chicken stock
  • 1 tablespoon light soy sauce

Method

Preparation

  • Prepare the Steak

    • Remove any rind or fat from the steak.
    • Slice the meat into 3mm (⅛ inch) thick rectangles.
    • Tenderize by bashing with a cleaver or meat hammer.
  • Prepare the Marinade

    • Finely chop ginger and garlic.
    • Mix with the remaining marinade ingredients in a bowl.
    • Massage marinade into the meat, place in a food bag, seal tightly, and marinate overnight in the fridge.

Cooking

  • Cook the Potatoes

    • Peel potato and sweet potato; cut into 2–3cm (¾–1¼ inch) cubes.
    • Boil in salted water for 5 minutes, then drain and roughen the edges by bashing them slightly.
    • Let cool (uncovered).
  • Prepare Vegetables and Sauce

    • Roughly dice the onion and chop spring onion into chunks.
    • Chop red and green chilies.
    • Separate green peppercorns from the stick.
    • Mix sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
  • Set Up Your Wok Clock

    • Place marinated meat at 12 o’clock.
    • Add onion, spring onion, chilies, and sauce bowl in clockwise order.
  • Deep-Fry the Potatoes

    • Heat oil to 180°C (350°F) in a deep-fat fryer, wok, or saucepan.
    • Fry potatoes for 7–8 minutes until golden and crispy.
    • Drain on kitchen paper.
  • Blanch the Meat

    • Heat 5 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a wok until smoking.
    • Fry meat in hot oil for 30 seconds to 1 minute.
    • Remove meat and drain on kitchen paper.
  • Final Stir-Fry

    • Pour out excess oil from the wok and reheat until smoking.
    • Stir-fry onion and spring onion for 30 seconds.
    • Add chilies and fry for 10 seconds.
    • Pour in sauce, return meat to the wok, and stir-fry for 30 seconds.
    • Add crispy potatoes, toss to coat, and transfer to a serving bowl.
  • Garnish and Serve

    • Garnish with coriander (cilantro) and serve.

How to cook Black Pepper Beef and Potatoes, Hong Kong Style