BEEF IN OYSTER SAUCE

Fabulous little bowl of flavour, the shaoxing wine adds a lovely sweet malty sherry flavour to the oyster sauce along with the fragrant lemongrass and ginger and the crispness of the peppers, spring onion and heat from the fresh chillis this bowl delivers on all notes and what's more it is a really good for you dish.

Ingredients

(serves 2)

6oz fillet beef thinly sliced

1/2 red pepper sliced

1/12 green pepper sliced

1 onion sliced

3 spring onions sliced

1 hot chilli diced

6 stems asparagus chopped

1 inch ginger grated

2 garlic cloves grated

1 stick lemongrass bashed and finely sliced

6 tbsp oyster sauce

3 tbsp shaoxing rice wine

2 tbsp light soy sauce

1 tsp cornflour in 20ml water

1 tsp coconut oil

Prepare all your sliced and chopped ingredients first as this is a fast cook, from wok to table in under five minutes!  Heat your wok nice and hot and get ready to go go go, add the coconut oil and all the vegetables, stir fry for 2 minutes, add the beef and stir fry one and a half minutes, add the shaoxing wine, soy and oyster sauce stir in and bring to a simmer if your sauce is too runny add some of the cornflour water to thicken a little.  Serve as is or with a steaming bowl of organic jasmine rice.

My food science geeky bit...

Beef  grass feed ruminant animals meat has better un saturated fatty acids (good fat), rich in vitamin B3, (riboflavin,), B12 hard to find naturally in foods of plant origin, healthy for red blood cells growth and production of energy, zinc, helps with the uptake of vitamin D which works with calcium and phosphorous to build strong bones and teeth, small amounts of omega 3 fats for heart health.  Peppers beta caroten, vitamin C, (red A), strong antioxidant, protects your heart and immune system, organ and blood cleansing.  Onions Vitamin C, B6, folic acid, phenolics, flavonoids, anti inflammatory, lowers cholesterol, antioxidant.  Garlic king of healing foods, activates liver enzymes helping the liver to flush out toxins, natural compounds that aid the liver in cleansing, high in sulphur which helps the liver remove mercury, food additives and the hormone oestrogen from your body, regulates and inhibits the number of fat cells, allicin and selenium, fights food poising stomach bugs, anti bacterial, anti viral and anti fungal, reduces risks of clots and lowers cholesterol and blood pressure, improves circulation, flavoniods, cardo protective and iron.  Chilli aids in weight loss because the hot burn revs up your metabolism so you will burn more calories because of your body's reaction to the caspian, rich in fibre, minerals, carotene, potassium, magnesium, iron and vitamin C, B, B6.  Lemongrass vitamin A, C, minute traces of B, folate, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, zinc, manganese, copper, phytosterois, anti microbial, anti oxidant, anti inflammatory, packed with lots of goodness, diuretic effects help cleans and purity the liver, kidney, bladder, pancreas carrying out the toxins, increased blood circulation, anti setpic compounds that effectively kill the harmful  micro organisms (bacteria, yeast, fungal, parasites) in the digestive tract and still preserve the beneficial gut bacteria.  Ginger gingerol antioxidants possess anti inflammatory and  also dilate blood vessels, anti viral and anti microbial properties, nourishes your liver which aids in detoxification, promotes circulation and helps unclogging of the arteries in turn lowering blood cholesterol by as much as 30%.  Asparagus vitamin K, C, E, A, B1, B2, B3, B6, folate, copper, selenium, fibre, manganese, phosphorous, potassium, choline, zinc, iron, pantothenic acid, magnesium, calcium, anti inflammatory, anti oxidant, improves blood pressure, blood sugar levers and better control of blood fat levels, protects against heart disease, diabetes, inulin a type of carb called polyfructon passes undigested to our large intestine, there it becomes a food source for bateria bifidobacteria and lactobacilli which encourages better absorption of nutrients