Stir-fries come together very quickly, so the secret to success with this recipe is to have everything chopped, measured, and prepped ahead of time before you get started. The rice works better if it has been made the day before and chilled in the fridge, but you can make the rice the same day and chill it as well. Use a really good quality black bean sauce. With the steak, if it's sliced thinly you won't need to cook it long at all, and the secret is to keep it all moving so nothing burns.
Ingredients:
1 cup long grain white rice
1 1/2 lb sirloin steak, trimmed and sliced into thin strips
1 1/2 inch long piece of fresh ginger, peeled and minced
2 cloves of garlic, peeled and minced
1/2 fresh Thai chile, seeded and minced
2 green onions, finely chopped
small bunch of fresh cilantro—mince the stalks and leave the leaves for a garnish later
2 tbsp sesame oil
2 tbsp black bean sauce
1 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
2 limes
1 egg, lightly beaten
Cook rice according to package directions. When it's finished, rinse it under cold water, drain, and put in the fridge to dry out and chill.
In a large bowl, toss the ginger, garlic, chile, green onion, cilantro stalks, and steak strips all together with the sesame oil and mix well. Set aside.
Stir together the black bean sauce, soy sauce, and juice from half a lime in a small bowl. Set aside.
Heat up a wok or large frying pan to good and hot with some oil and give it a good swirl. Dump in the veggies and meat from the large bowl and stir fry quickly, keeping it moving so the garlic doesn't burn. Add the black bean mixture, tossing as you go and keeping the mixture moving. Remove the pan from the heat, transfer everything to a dish, and cover.
Wipe the pan out with paper towel, put it back on the heat, and add some more oil. Add the egg to the pan and cook quickly. Add the rice that has been sitting in the fridge, continuing to stir while it heats through. Serve the rice with the meat mixture, topping it with cilantro, more limes, and soy sauce if you need to.
Serves 2
Adapted from Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution
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