serves
2
prep
15 minutes
cook
10 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
2
people
preparation
15
minutes
cooking
10
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
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Sweet Nectar
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Ingredients
- 300 g beef rump steak, thinly sliced into 5 mm batons, 5 cm in length
- ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 egg white
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tsp Shaoxing wine
- salt, to season
- 175 g (1 cup) potato starch
- 750 ml (3 cups) vegetable oil, for deep frying
- 1 carrot, julienned
- 4 spring onions, cut on a very sharp diagonal
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
Sauce
- 60 ml (¼ cup) tomato sauce (ketchup)
- 2 tbsp black vinegar
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp sesame oil
Instructions
- For the sauce, place all the ingredients in a bowl and stir to combine.
- In a bowl, place the sliced beef, bicarbonate of soda, egg white, soy sauces, Shaoxing wine and season with a little salt, then stir to combine well. Toss the beef a little at a time in the potato starch until coated.
- Place the oil in a saucepan and bring to 180˚C. Add the beef and fry for about 3 minutes. Remove from the pan and place on a wire rack, then increase the heat of the oil to 200˚C. Fry the beef again for about 1 minute or until very crisp. Remove from the pan.
- Meanwhile, place a wok over medium – high heat. Add a drizzle of the cooking oil, then add the sauce and bring to a simmer. Cook until reduced and thickened enough to be able to coat the beef. Add the beef, carrot, spring onion and sesame seeds and toss to coat, then serve immediately.
Photography by Kitti Gould.
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Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
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