Beef With Chinese Steak Sauce

Ingredients

450 gr beef sirloin
16 ml soy sauce
16 ml water
16 ml dry sherry
10 ml sesame oil
3 gr cornstarch
30 ml ketchup
16 ml hoisin sauce
16 ml steak sauce
10 ml worcestershire sauce
9 gr packed brown sugar
2 ml tabasco sauce
1 green onion

Instructions

-finely chopped PREPARATION: Trim and discard fat from beef. Cut beef across the grain into 3by 2by 1 cm slices. Combine marinade ingredients in a bowl and add beef; stir to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours. Combine sauce ingredients in a bowl; mix well and set aside. COOKING: Set wok in a ring stand and add oil to a depth of 1.5 to 5 cm. Place over high heat until oil reaches about 190ºC . Add half the bean thread noodles and deep-fry for about 5 seconds or until they puff and expand. Turn over and cook other side. Lift out and drain on paper towels. Cook remaining noodles. Place noodlen on a serving platter, pressing down on noodles to flatten slightly; set aside. Remove all but 2 Tablespoons oil from wok. Add beef, 6 or 7 pieces at a time, and cook for about 1 to 1.5 minutes on each side or until done to your liking. As beef is cooked, transfr it to a bowl; set aside while cooking remaining beef. Return all beef to wok and place over medium heat. Pour sauce over beef and cook, stirring to coat well, for 2 minutes. Spoon beef over noodles and srinkle with green onion. Serve hot. TIPS: Adjust the amount of Tabasco sauce to taste. For a spicier flavor, substitute sweet bean sause for hoisin sauce.