Recipe: Diced wagyu beef with black pepper

Winter is here, which means hearty red meat dishes with no guilt. Yes!

Try this wagyu beef recipe with pepper sauce by the masterminds at Chefs Gallery to keep you going.

Serves: 4

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• 500g Wagyu beef, sinew removed and diced into small cubes (2cm x 2cm x 2cm)
• 200 mL vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons butter

Black pepper sauce:

• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 scant teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon Maggi Original Seasoning sauce
• 1 tablespoon tomato sauce
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1/4 small red onion, diced
• 1 teaspoon red chilli, chopped
• 800 mL water
• Mint leaves (optional, to serve)

Method:

1. To make the black pepper sauce, heat the wok and add half of the cooking oil and butter until melted
2. Fry crushed garlic, purple onion, chopped chilli pepper and water in butter/oil mixture
3. Add sugar, ground pepper, Maggi sauce and tomato sauce, stir for 2-3 minutes. Pour into a small bowl and set aside.
4. Allow wok to cool slightly, and clean
5. Heat the remaining cooking oil in the clean, dry wok until about 150 degrees
6. Add the diced wagyu and stir fry until about 70% done
7. Add sauce mixture and mix in
8. To serve, sprinkle with ground pepper and mint leaves