After buying Oyster sauce from an authentic Chinese shop, I realised my taste buds had never truly experienced the wonder that supermarkets pretend to sell!

So if you have a Chinese food store near you, it’s definitely worth the trip! And this is the first and easiest recipe I made with my new found ingredient…

Ingredients

  • 200g mixed mushrooms, sliced thinly
  • 350 – 400g frying steak, sliced to strips
  • 2-3tbsp oyster sauce
  • 2tsp minced garlic
  • 1tsp minced ginger
  • 3 spring onions
  • 2tbsp + 1tsp olive oil
  • 1tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1tsp cornflour

Prep Time: 5 minutes       Cooking Time: 15 minutes       Total Time: 20 minutes + marinating

Method

  1. Slice steak and marinate in 1tsp oil, light soy sauce and cornflour for at least half an hour in the fridge.
  2. Heat the oil in a medium frying pan and add the garlic and ginger followed by the mushrooms.
  3. Turn up the heat and add the steak and spring onions, cook for 3-5 minutes until steak is browned.
  4. finally, add the oyster sauce and cook for a further 2 minutes.

Serve with rice or noodles.