Cooking with Peachy

“Beef he fen is a staple food in Cantonese cuisine, it uses wide rice noodles, stir fried with beef and flavored by sesame, garlic and onion”

Difficulty: ★★
Preparing time: 15 min
Cooking time: 30 min
Servings: 4
Calories per serving: 462 kcal

Ingredients:

• Beef tenderloin – 250 g (8.19 oz.)
• Wide rice noodles / He Fen – 375 g (13.23 oz.)
• Sesame seeds – 2 tsp.
• Sesame oil – 2 tbsp.
• Oyster sauce – 4 tbsp.
• Black pepper (ground) – 1/4 tsp.
• Onion (chopped) – 1/2 PC.
• Garlic (minced) – 2 cloves
• Green onion (sliced) – 1 stalk
• Bouillon cube – 1 PC. (vegetable flavor)
• Olive oil – 2 tbsp.

Directions:

1. Bring to a boil 1 l of water with the bouillon cube.
2. Add the rice noodles and cook for 7 to 8 minutes stirring often to avoid the noodles to stick.
3. Heat the olive oil in a non-stick large pan and sauté the onion and garlic until golden brown.
4. Add the beef, 2 tbsp. of oyster sauce,sesame oil and the sesame seeds, a pinch of freshly ground black pepper and cook for 8 minutes.
5. Once the noodles are cooked, drain from the water and add into the pan with the beef within other 2 tbsp. of oyster sauce and mix well until noodles absorb the flavor.
6. Turn off the heat, add the green onions, mix and serve.