Recently a dear friend has brought a bag full of Chinese spices directly from China. All of the packages are written in Chinese... so I have no idea what to do with them. However I am going to test all of the spices and have a great time testing recipes.
I find that the main Chinese taste is provided by the garlic and ginger. Just those two ingredients combined with soy sauce and oyster sauce will give you the taste you are looking for. If you also have 5 spice mix in your larder, use it enrich the flavours.
Beef with mushrooms and noodles.
Ingredients for 4
- 200 gr beef steak, cut into thin strips
- 200 gr mushrooms, sliced
- 1 spring onion, chopped
- 200 gr noodles
- 1 tsp Chinese spice mix
- 1 Garlic clove, sliced
- 1 x 1cm grated fresh ginger
Cook the noodles according to the packet instructions. Drain and reserve.
Heat a large pan or wok with 2tbsp vegetable oil. Add all of the garlic and vegetables; stir fry for one minute. Add the ginger and strips of meat; cook for 3-4 minutes. Pour 200 ml water, the soy and oyster sauces to taste. Add the noodles on top and stir until heated through.
Serve with extra soy sauce and chili oil.
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