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Peppered Beef and Leek and Oyster Stir Fry

Serves: Serves 4

Notes

Australian beef is among the best in the world. Here is a simple recipe for beef fillet cooked as simply as possible and served on a vegetable stir fry. Although fillet in quite expensive, only 100g per person is required.

Ingredients

• 400g eye fillet of beef
• 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp ground black pepper

• 1 Tbsp peanut or canola oil
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 2 or 3 young leeks, cut lengthways into thin strips
• 3 or 4 Spring onions, cut into thin strips
• 3 or 4 cloves garlic
• Chinese greens (bok choy, pak choy) or young silver beet, washed, drained * * and cut into strips
• 2 Tbsp orange juice
• 2 Tbsp oyster sauce
• 2 Tbsp mirrin
• 2 or 3 Tbsp stock
• 2 Tbsp smoked oysters

Method

To serve Rounds of good bread toasted and smeared with a little olive oil Fresh marjoram and/or parsley to garnish Optional thin strips fresh beetroot

Coat the beef with olive oil. Sprinkle with black pepper. Sear all over. Put in hot oven or cook under a BBQ hood for 10 minutes. Then allow to rest in a warm place for 5 or 6 minutes.

In a large pan or wok over high heat, stir fry spring onions in the oils for one or two minutes. Add garlic and leeks and cook for two or three minutes, keeping moist with orange juice and stock. Stir in Chinese greens and cook a minute or so. Add oysters, oyster sauce, mirrin and remaining stock. Toss mixture well. Cut beef into slices and serve on top of stir-fried vegetables. Garnish with chopped parsley and beetroot