Posts on Phil Williams https://firmware.co.nz/posts/ Recent content in Posts on Phil Williams Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Mon, 22 Apr 2019 21:02:08 +1200 Black Bean Steak https://firmware.co.nz/posts/black-bean-steak/ Mon, 22 Apr 2019 21:02:08 +1200 https://firmware.co.nz/posts/black-bean-steak/ Nice meal, not too hard to make. The quantity below serves one. Probably not worth your time. Triple or quadruple the ingredients. Instructions broken down into 3 steps: meat marinade, sauce, cook and bring together 1. Meat Prep (Marinade / Velveting) Ingredients 150g Beef 1⁄4 t Salt 1⁄2 t Sugar 1⁄2 t Cornstarch 1⁄2 t Rice Wine 1⁄4 t Dark Soy Sauce 1 t Oil (Neutral Flavor) Method Slice beef against the grain into very thin strips Add all ingredients in order and mix until fully coated 2. Nice meal, not too hard to make.

The quantity below serves one. Probably not worth your time. Triple or quadruple the ingredients.

Black Bean Steak

Instructions broken down into 3 steps: meat marinade, sauce, cook and bring together

1. Meat Prep (Marinade / Velveting)

Ingredients

  • 150g Beef
  • 1⁄4 t Salt
  • 1⁄2 t Sugar
  • 1⁄2 t Cornstarch
  • 1⁄2 t Rice Wine
  • 1⁄4 t Dark Soy Sauce
  • 1 t Oil (Neutral Flavor)

Method

  1. Slice beef against the grain into very thin strips
  2. Add all ingredients in order and mix until fully coated

2. Sauce Prep

Ingredients

  • 2T black beans. Take from a tin.
  • 1T Soy Sauce
  • 1/2T Dark Soy Sauce
  • 1/2T Oyster Sauce
  • 1c Salt reduced chicken stock

Method

  1. Mash the beans into a fine paste
  2. Add everything together and mix well
  3. Wait 30+ mins for flavours to combine

3. Cook and bring together

Ingredients

  • 1⁄2 Broccoli
  • 1 Carrot
  • 1 Onion
  • 2 Cloves garlic
  • 1⁄2 c un-cooked rice
  • 2 spring onions (optional)
  • 3t cornstarch mixed with minimal water

Method

  1. Prepare/cook rice by packet instructions
  2. Cook broccoli and carrot for 1 min in wok. Remove. (this starts them cooking)
  3. Cook onion and garlic for 1 min.
  4. Add beef.
  5. Add sauce, simmer 2 mins until thick.
  6. Add veges.
  7. Add cornstarch.
  8. Heat off, toss around. Wait until thick.
  9. Serve with rice. Garnish with spring onions.

Reference

]]> Finally a blog https://firmware.co.nz/posts/my-first-post/ Sun, 21 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://firmware.co.nz/posts/my-first-post/ For many years now, I have thought about / wanted to create a blog. I guess I have been too lazy for too long, anyway here goes. I plan to write about a variety of topics, not limted to technology. Lots of my spare time is spent learning about non-technolgy related topics, usually from Audible audio books. An actual blog post will follow shortly. For many years now, I have thought about / wanted to create a blog. I guess I have been too lazy for too long, anyway here goes.

I plan to write about a variety of topics, not limted to technology.

Lots of my spare time is spent learning about non-technolgy related topics, usually from Audible audio books.

An actual blog post will follow shortly.

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