RECIPE: Easy fried beef hor fun recipe in 5 steps

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By Hedy Khoo, The New Paper

FRIED BEEF HOR FUN

INGREDIENTS

300g sliced beef

500g thick flat rice noodles​

100g bean sprouts​

3 stalks of kai lan, cut into 5cm lengths​

1 red onion, halved and sliced​

3 garlic cloves, chopped​

20g ginger, sliced​

4 tbsp cooking oil​

1 flat tbsp tau cheo (fermented bean paste)​

3 tbsp dark soya sauce

1 tbsp oyster sauce​

1 tsp sesame oil​

Cooking oil

FOR THE MARINADE:

1 tbsp Chinese rice wine

1/2 tsp sesame oil

Dash of pepper

1 flat tsp corn flour

DIRECTIONS

1. Take each slice of beef and use a meat pounder to pound each slice.

2. Place the sliced beef in a bowl and add the beef marinade. Mix thoroughly and place in the fridge for 30 minutes.

3. Heat up 2 tbsp oil in a wok. Add the hor fun and fry on high heat. Drizzle on 1 tbsp of dark soya sauce. Stir-fry for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.

4. Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a clean wok and fry the garlic, ginger and tau cheo. Add the onion, fry for a minute. Add the bean sprouts and kai lan. Fry for 2 minutes.

5. ​Add the beef and fry for a minute. Add the hor fun, 1 tbsp dark soya sauce and 1 tbsp oyster sauce. Stir-fry for another 2 minutes. Add the sesame oil, then serve immediately.

This article was originally published in The New Paper August 30, 2015.