Today we’ll do another good recipe from Blogchef…

I particularly like it because the beef stays tender and moist, because it contains yummy vegetables and because the sauce is delicious!

Ingredients:

- 750g / 1,65 pounds steak sliced into thin strips

- 3 tbsp cornstarch

- vegetable oil

- 2 cloves of garlic, minced

- 1 red bell pepper, I sliced it in thin strips too

- 1 green bell pepper, also in thin strips

- 1/2 onion, in slices

Ingredients for the marinade:

- 1 egg

- 1/2 tsp salt

- 3 tbsp water

- 1 tbsp cornstarch

Ingredients for the sauce:

- 4 tbsp water

- 4 tbsp sugar

- 3 tbsp ketchup

- 1 tbsp vinegar

- 1/2 tsp dried chili flakes

- 2 tsp cornstarch

Cooking instructions:

In a bowl, mix the ingredients for the marinade together with the beef. Marinate for 15 minutes.

Then mix the ingredients for the sauce in a separate bowl.

Add the 3 tablespoons of cornstarch to the beef, and deep fry in a wok in batches until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

Remove all the oil from the wok except a couple of tablespoons. Add the garlic and fry for a few seconds. Add the peppers and the onion and stir fry as well, until you reach the desired level of “softness” for the vegetables. It should take less of 5 minutes though, or else the vegetables will disintegrate. Set aside the vegetables.

Remove all the oil from the wok and pour the ingredients for the sauce in it. Heat until it boils and remove from the heat.

Add the beef and the vegetables into the wok and coat them with the sauce.
I served it with some white rice,

Enjoy!

Doesn’t this look pretty? This deep green and deep red together, mixed with the cute seeds, makes this salad irresistible!

Ingredients:

- red pepper (I used a big one, to serve two)

- green beans (about 100 g, to serve two)

- 1 tbsp sesame seeds

- 1 tbsp soy sauce

- 1 tbsp mirin (a Japanese sauce which is relatively easy to find)

- 1 tsp brown sugar

- 1 garlic clove, grated

- 1 tsp ginger, grated

- 1/2 tsp sesame oil

- 1 tbsp vegetable oil

Cooking instructions:

Bring water to boil, add the green beans, cook for 3-5 minutes (depending on how crunchy you like them). The remove from the heat and cool with ice cold water. Drain, cut in smaller pieces, mix with the pepper also cut in julienne.

Roast the sesame seeds in a non-stick pan (no oil needed). Pour over the salad.

Mix the ingredients for the sauce: the soy sauce, mirin, sugar, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, vegetable oil.  Pour over the salad and serve.

Enjoy!!

This time I’m sharing with you my friend’s Eric recipe for a delicious soup (thanks Eric, for your contribution!)

Ingredients:

- 1 red pepper per person, chopped

- 1/4 onion per person, chopped

- 1 Maggi chicken soup cube per 1/2l water

- 2 laurel leaves, salt, pepper, thyme

- Boursin cheese (fresh creamy cheese) to taste

Cooking instructions:

Sear the pepper and the onions in a casserole until soft.

Add the Maggi cube(s), water, seasoning. Bring to boil.

Remove the laurel leaves and mix. Then sift and add the Boursin, mix, bring to boil again and serve.

Enjoy!