Stir-Fried Beef with Spring Onions & Red Bell Peppers

A simple chinese dish to prepare for a lazy Sunday lunch.  Most ingredients are readily available in any home - one just need to buy the beef and bell peppers.

Ingredients (serves 4):
350 g beef fillet or tender cut of beef, to be thinly sliced
2 red bell peppers, to be washed, dried, deseeded and thinly sliced
6 stalks of spring onion, to be washed, dried and cut into 5 cm lengths (one may use big onion instead)
4 slices of fresh ginger, to be shredded
2 pips garlic, to be peeled and crushed
3 tbsp cooking oil

Marinade Ingredients:
1 tsp cornflour
2 tbsp water
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp rice wine (optional)
1 tbsp cooking oil

Sauce Ingredients:
100 ml chicken stock
1 tbsp thick soy sauce
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp rice wine (optional)
1/2 tsp sugar
ground black pepper
1 heaped tsp cornflour

Method:
Marinate beef slices with marinade ingredients for at least one hour.  Before cooking, add 1 tbsp oil and mix well.  Combine all sauce ingredients in a bowl.

In a wok, heat 1 tbsp oil over high heat until hot.  Add beef slices and stir-fry by using a pair of chopsticks for about 30-40 seconds or until beef changes colour.  Remove to a bowl and leave aside.

Clean wok and reheat 2 tbsp oil over hight heat.  Add shredded ginger and stir-fry for half a minute. Then, add spring onion, crushed garlic and bell pepper.  Stir-fry for about half a minute.  Return beef to wok and mix well.  Then, add sauce ingredients and mix well.  Check seasoning.  Once the sauce starts to boil, dish out and serve hot with rice and sliced green chillies in light soy sauce.

Bon Appetit!