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    Home » Beef

    August 13, 2017

    Beef & Broccoli in Black Bean Sauce

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    A scrumptious meal made easy!  I'm not sure if you have seen on instagram lately, but I've been using the hashtag #makeitsimple.  I'm finding that I'm so busy and the more and more I cook, the more I want quick meals (packed with flavour though - always has to be flavoursome!)  This thermomix beef & broccoli in black bean sauce ticks ALL the boxes!  :)

    Many thanks to one of my amazing ThermoFunkie's Tania, for sharing this recipe, which we have both thoroughly enjoyed tweaking over the last few months.

    It's super flavoursome and done within 30 minutes!  Yes 30 minutes!  You can now be the new expert in the family when it comes to Chinese inspired dishes!

    Here are packets of salted black beans that can be found in Asian shops.  They usually come in a 375g packet for approx. $2.50.  I really encourage you to try and get them as they take the recipe to a whole new level!

    If you are looking for more quick dinners - then check out my Meals in a Jiffy cookbook.

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    Ingredients

    Ingredients - Meat

    • 500g beef stir fry strips (or rump steak cut into thin strips)

    Ingredients - Marinade

    • 3 garlic cloves, peeled
    • 1 onion, peeled and sliced (by hand)
    • 20g olive oil
    • 50g soy sauce
    • 20g Chinese cooking wine (Shao xing wine)
    • ½ teaspoon white pepper
    • ½ teaspoon sugar
    • 2 teaspoon corn flour
    • 2 tablespoon dried salted black beans (purchased in a bag at Asian grocery)
    • 10g sesame oil

    Ingredients - Ginger Rice

    • 2cm ginger
    • 350g rice
    • 1000g boiling water from kettle

    Ingredients - Vegetables

    • 1 small red capsicum, sliced
    • 1 small broccoli or broccolini, cut into small florets

    Instructions

    Method - Marinade

    1. Place garlic and olive oil into TM bowl and chop 3 sec / speed 5. Scrape down. Add onion and sauté 5 mins / Varoma / speed 1 / MC off / Reverse.
    2. Add remaining marinade ingredients and mix 5 sec / speed 4 / Reverse.
    3. In a large bowl combine the beef strips with the marinade, set aside and allow to rest for 20 mins.
      No need to wash TM bowl.
      While the beef is marinating, cook the rice and steam the vegetables.

    Method – Steamed Ginger Rice and Vegetables

    1. Place ginger into TM bowl and chop 3 sec / speed 5.
    2. Add 1000g boiling water into TM bowl. Weigh rice in simmering basket and rinse under cold tap until water runs clear. Carefully insert basket into TM bowl and cook 10 mins / 100°C / speed 4.
    3. Place capsicum and broccoli onto Varoma tray and place assembled Varoma on top of TM lid and continue cooking 7 mins / Varoma / speed 2.
    4. Place rice into a pre-warmed ThermoServer and set the vegetables aside into a large serving bowl (or in another ThermoServer). Discard water from TM bowl.

    Method – Beef

    1. Place beef strips into TM bowl and cook 4 mins / 100°C / speed 1 / Reverse / MC off.
    2. Using your spatula, give the beef a stir and loosen away from the blades. Continue cooking 3 mins / 100°C / speed 1 / Reverse / MC off.
    3. To serve, combine beef with the vegetables and serve with the ginger rice.

    Notes

    * The salted black beans can be found in Asian shops. They usually come in a 375g packet for approx. $2.50. Unfortunately they are not in a general supermarket.

    * If you prefer the onion can be chopped with the garlic in step 1. Personally though I like to slice it in this recipe, so the pieces are long and thin, the way it is served in a Chinese restaurant.

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    Comments

    1. Quei says

      March 02, 2021 at 12:51 pm

      Simple and yummy. I added the whole can of black beans as we love black beans, so I just cooked a bit longer. I served with rice but my youngest had hers in a wrap.

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        March 06, 2021 at 4:17 pm

        Pleased you enjoyed it Quei. Next time do try and buy the salted black beans. They can be found in packets in Asian shops. They usually come in a 375g packet for approx. $2.50. They take the recipe to a whole new level!

        Reply
    2. Jane Townsend says

      September 01, 2018 at 6:24 pm

      Such a wonderfully simple yet tasty dish. Well worth adding to the regular menu list. Thank you Leonie!

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        September 02, 2018 at 1:20 am

        Thank you Jane! I'm pleased you enjoyed it and that it will become a regular. :)

        Reply
    3. Laura says

      March 30, 2018 at 9:10 am

      I have dried black beans. Do I need to soak them first?

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        April 03, 2018 at 1:53 pm

        Laura if they are the dried beans from an Asian shop no they do not require soaking.

        Reply
    4. Carole Smith says

      November 28, 2017 at 8:32 pm

      This is the second time I’ve made this...the first time I used some black bean sauce and my meat was tough & cheap... this time I found the black beans, yeh! And used better quality steak and it was delicious .. the beans made a huge difference. I rinsed mine as per the packet as they are quite salty.
      Will definitely be making this again hubby loved it,
      Thanks yummy!

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        December 02, 2017 at 5:56 pm

        Thank you Carole - I'm so pleased you found the black beans as they are delicious in this recipe. :)

        Reply
    5. Sarah says

      September 14, 2017 at 9:16 pm

      Hi, wondering do you need to rinse the salted black beans before use? Also, how do you store them?

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        September 15, 2017 at 5:49 pm

        Hi Sarah, no there is no need to rinse the black beans. I store mine in a plastic container in the pantry. Enjoy! :)

        Reply
    6. Adam says

      September 10, 2017 at 11:53 am

      What can I say, never been a fan at all of BlackBean anything. However, this has changed me, thought the recipe was full of flavor and left my tastebuds dancing. Thankyou!!!!

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        September 11, 2017 at 5:50 pm

        Fabulous to hear Adam! Thank you!

        Reply
    7. Jill says

      September 07, 2017 at 7:54 am

      Yum so easy and delicious. I had no dried beans so just used 3 tbsp of tinned black beans. I also added carrots as hubby won't eat broccoli. Such a great recipe , everyone loved it!!

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        September 11, 2017 at 5:49 pm

        Thanks Jill I'm pleased you all enjoyed it. Next time do try and get to an Asian store and get the dried beans - they take it to a whole new level!! :)

        Reply
    8. Sue says

      September 06, 2017 at 8:05 pm

      I so enjoyed this - simply delicious.
      A classic from my childhood done quickly and easily in an ultra modern machine.
      Thank you

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        September 06, 2017 at 8:08 pm

        Thank you Sue. It's certainly a keeper to have on a regular rotation on the menu! :)

        Reply

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