Chinese Tomato Beef

 

Ingredients

• Marinade:
• 1/2 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 tablespoon light soy sauce or 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
• 1-2 tablespoons cornflour, mixed with 1 tablespoon water
• 450g beef steak, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 shallots, diced
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2-3 tomatoes, diced

• Sauce
• 2 tablespoons tomato ketchup
• 4 tablespoons tomato puree
• water, as needed
• salt to taste
• sugar to taste

  Directions

• Make the marinade by mixing together the sugar, salt, soy sauce and cornflour slurry. Mix in the beef, allow to marinate for 15 minutes.
• Heat a large frying pan with 1 tablespoon oil. Stir-fry the garlic until aromatic, 2-3 minutes. Add the beef and stir-fry until 70% done, about 3-4 minutes, set aside.
• Heat the same frying pan with 1 tablespoon oil. Stir-fry the onion and shallots with 1/4 teaspoon salt until soft, 3-4 minutes. add the tomatoes, tomato ketchup, tomato puree and stir for 2-3 minutes. Adjust the seasoning accordingly.
• Bring the sauce to the boil. Add the beef, stir to combine and serve.
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