Stir-Fried Beef in Oyster Sauce

Stir-Fried Beef in Oyster Sauce

On Thai menus this is often called ‘pad nam mun hoy’, which means fried with oyster sauce. There are many versions of Thai oyster sauce curries, but this beef version is right up there when it comes to popularity. Stir-fried beef in oyster sauce usually also comes served with mushrooms and my favourite variety for this recipe are straw mushrooms, but you could use any type you can find, wild mushrooms work really well. Serve with a hot bowl of jasmine rice.

Thai 30 minutes Serves4
Tibetan Momo Burger

Tibetan Momo Burger

A burger that eats with a Himalayan accent rather than a Western one. The seasoning is essentially momo filling: soy sauce, grated ginger, grated garlic, spring onion, white onion, ground Sichuan pepper (emma), salt, black pepper. No tomato, no smoked paprika, no Cajun spice, the flavour is clean, savoury, faintly numbing on the back of the tongue from the emma. Lighter and more delicate than a typical beef burger; the mince is loose because it isn't bound with breadcrumb or egg, so the patty stays juicy on the inside even when the surface chars. Smell: ginger and soy hitting hot iron. Easy weeknight cooking, the only meaningful step is letting the seasoned mince rest for 15 minutes (or longer) so the soy and aromatics permeate. The dish was created by the YoWangdu kitchen as a fusion that fits the momo flavour into the Western lunch format; sepen (Tibetan tomato hot sauce) on top is how it goes from good to actually Tibetan.

Tibetan 25 minutes Serves4