Beef Chow Fun With Black Bean Sauce

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	Chinese	Main dish, Oriental	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	lb	Flank steak
1	T	Chinese fermented blk. beans
2		Garlic cloves
		peeled chopped
2		Fresh peeled ginger, minced
		quarter-sized slices
1	lb	Fresh rice noodles
3	T	Peanut oil
1		Onion, cut into 8 wedges
1		Green bell pepper, seeded
		cut into 1-inch cubes
1	pn	White pepper
1	pn	Sugar
1	T	Soy sauce
2	t	Dark soy sauce
2	t	Rice wine or dry sherry
1/2	t	Sugar
1	t	Cornstarch
1	t	Peanut or sesame oil

INSTRUCTIONS

CUT THE BEEF into 1/4-inch thick by 1 1/2-inch long by 1/2-inch wide
slices; put into a bowl and toss with the beef marinade. Set aside.
Cover the black beans with water until soft, about 5 minutes. Drain
and rinse off excess salt with water. Place in a small bowl and mash
together with garlic and ginger into a coarse paste; set aside.
Separate the strands of rice noodles. Set aside. Over high heat,
preheat the wok until hot. Add half the oil and swirl it to coat the
sides. When the oil is hot, add the beef; toss until the beef loses
its redness, about 30-to-45 seconds.  Remove to a bowl; set aside. Add
remaining oil to wok. While the oil  is warming add the black bean
mixture; stir-fry until fragrant, about  10 seconds. Over high heat,
add the onions and peppers; stir-fry  until they begin to soften but
are still crisp, about 1 minute. Add  the rice noodles; stir-fry to
coat the strands with seasoned oil,  about 30 seconds. Add the white
pepper, sugar and soy sauce; toss  until evenly distributed. Return the
beef; toss a few turns to mix  in. Transfer to a serving platter. Serve
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 628 Calories From Fat: 133 Total Fat: 15g Cholesterol: 44.8mg Sodium: 267.4mg Potassium: 329.9mg Carbohydrates: 104.7g Fiber: 1.9g Sugar: 2.9g Protein: 17g