Two Beef dishes in ONE hour!

Two Beef dishes in ONE hour!

Prep time: 15mins

Cook time: 30mins

Serves: 6 pax

 

1) Beef braised in Dark sauce

2) Beef in Tomato sauce

 

Ingredients:

 

Set A-

1 large Yellow Onions (julienne)

2 Lemongrass (slit in long halves)

4 Green chillies (thinly slice)

Few slices of Ginger

2 Cinnamon

2 Star Anises

3 Cardamon

5 Cloves

 

Set B-Grind:

8 fresh Red chillies

3 large Red onions/ 10 shallots

6 cloves Garlic

1 tbsp Belacan powder (actually its a whole belacan which I toasted and pound. It can be kept in a container for future use)

Alternative to Set B: 8 tbsp pre-cooked Sambal (click for recipe)

 

 

 

Set C-

1kg lean Beef steak (sliced in long streaks)

1tbsp plain flour (added to the beef as tenderiser, leave it at least 5mins till ready to cook)

 

Condiments:

3 medium size potatoes cut into cubes

1 cup frozen green peas (if straight out of freezer, soak the peas in a bowl of tap water, do not de-froze it in microwave)

 

 

Set D- Sauces:

a) Dark sauce (mix in a bowl & set aside)

3 tbsp Dark sweet sauce

1 tbsp Dark Soya bean sauce

2 tspn Sesame oil

Salt & Black pepper to taste

 

b) Tomato sauce (mix in a bowl & set aside)

3 tbsp Tomato ketchup

2 tbsp Thai chilli sauce

3 tspn Thai Fish sauce

Salt to taste

 

 

 

Method:

1) Heat up oil & fry Set A till onions caramelised. Do not burn the onions.

2) Add in Set B and fry further till the oil turns dark red & be separated from the paste.

 

 

 

3) At another stove, heat up oil & deep fried the cubed potatoes. Not too overdone, strain it for later use.

4) Back to the frying paste, once chilli cooked, add in the beef, switch to medium flame. Once beef change colour, turn off flame. 

 

5) Separate the half cooked beef into two pots. Add in the sauces in each respective pot, heat up both in medium flame, covered w lid and cooked for further 20mins

 

 

 

6) Switch to low flame, add in the green peas, 1/2 cup in each pot. Add in the fried cubed potatoes in the dark sauce pot. Let it simmer for another 5mins & switch off flame. Let rest for another 5mins before serving. Enjoy!

 

 

Dark Sauce

 

Tomato Sauce

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