Super Tender Quick-Marinated Beef
Ingredients
- 250g beef tenderloin or leg (with a little fat for tenderness)
- about 10ml light soy sauce
- about 5ml oyster sauce
- about 3g (key to tenderness!) cornstarch
- 1 egg white
- to taste cracked black pepper or white pepper (reduce for kids)
- about 10ml (locks in moisture) cooking oil
- a little chopped scallions or leek (optional, for aroma)
Instructions
- Slice the beef against the grain into thin pieces (about 2-3mm thick — thinner means more tender. I froze it slightly for easier slicing, though maybe a bit too long!). You can also cut into thin strips depending on how you plan to cook it.
- Add to the beef: light soy sauce, oyster sauce, cornstarch, egg white, and cracked black pepper. Mix by hand for 1-2 minutes, making sure every slice is evenly coated. Keep mixing until the beef becomes sticky and has absorbed all the marinade.
- Seal with oil (the soul of tenderizing!): After mixing, drizzle half a spoon of cooking oil and mix again until absorbed.
- Once the first round of oil is absorbed, drizzle another half spoon of oil on top to seal. Done!
- If you like scallions, mix some in for extra aroma. I usually prepare this the night before, then use it the next morning for beef and lettuce congee or noodle soup with sliced beef — nutritious and quick!
