Wednesday 21 December 2011

Beef in Soy Sauce-Onion Sauce

This is a really simple recipe, but it's really great, and is Dukan-friendly!

Ingredients:
2 large white onions
about 500g beef, sliced thinly (you can use the cheaper cuts for stews as well)
soy sauce

Peel the onions, then cut them in half and slice them thinly.
In a pot with a lid (we find Le Creuset our favourite for this), heat up just a droplet of oil. Toss in the onions and about 1/4 a cup of water, and fry till softened. If the mixture gets too dry, add some water, about 1/4 cupful at a time.
Once onion is soft, toss in the beef, some soy sauce to taste (for this amount, I think about 3 tbsp is good) and top up with water so that about 1/3 the pot is full of water. Stir till the liquid is boiling and the beef is no longer red.
Cover and cook for 40 minutes to an hour.
The dish is done when the onions have turned into mush, the sauce is thick and the meat is tender.

If you decide to use beef cubes instead of slices, add a bit more water and soy sauce, and increase the cooking time to one and a half hours.

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