BEEF IN BLACK BEAN SAUCE

This is a family favourite meal at The Manor and easily prepared . Soak 4 tbs of tinned black beans in soy sauce , overnight prior to cooking . Trim 750gm of rump steak of all the sinew and fat ,then slice into thin strips , slicing against the grain. Rinse the black beans under cold water , drain and roughly mash the beans with a fork. Heat a saucepan over a medium heat and 1 dsp of peanut oil and 1 dsp of sesame oil . Add the sliced beef in two batches and stir until well browned . Transfer the beef and any liquid to a bowl . Add another 1 dsp of each sesame oil and peanut oil to the pan and over a medium heat add 1 large peeled and sliced onion and stir for 2 minutes . Add 1 tbs and 1 dsp of both minced garlic and minced garlic along with 1 small red chilli , finely chopped , stir for 1 minute . Mix 1 tbs of cornflour with 1 tsp of water . Return the beef to the pan along with any cooking liquid , the mashed black beans , 2 tbs of soy sauce ,1 tsp of soft brown sugar , 1/4 cup of beef stock and cornflour stock . Stir for 2 minutes or until the sauce simmers and thickens . Garnish with spring onions , that have been sliced on the diagonal . Seerve with steamed rice or grain of your choice .