Skewered Beef and Mushrooms Recipe

Ingredients : Serves 4

250 g round steak

180 g fresh mushrooms

2 tablespoons sesame oil

1 tablespoon soy sauce

3 teaspoons sesame seed, toasted and crushed

1 clove garlic, crushed

1/2 teaspoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon fresh chili, crushed

10 scallions

2 eggs, beaten

Pinch ground pepper

Plain flour for dipping

Cooking oil for frying

Method :

Slice the round steak into strips of 6 mm thick, then cut the strips into 5 cm lengths. Use a bowl to combine the oil, sesame seed, garlic, soy sauce, sugar, chili and pepper. Pour the mixture over the meat in a bowl and leave to marinate while preparing the other ingredients.

Cut the mushrooms into half if they are small, or slice them thickly if large. Wash and trim the scallions until the part where the green leaves start to separate. Then cut the solid part into 5 cm lengths. Use bamboo skewers to thread in an alternate manner a piece of meat, onion and then mushrooms twice. Dip the skewers in flour, and then in the beaten egg. Heat a frying pan with enough oil to cover the base. Oil should be hot but not smoking. Cook the skewers in the pan until crisp and brown. 2-3 minutes on each side. Serve hot with steamed white rice.