Hoi An

Ingredients

• 200g beef tenderloin
• 40g capsicum
• 20g white onion, cleaned
• 20g garlic, peeled and chopped fine
• 20g spring onion
• 20g crispy shallots
• 30g water cress

Method

For the Beef Sauce 

1. Sauté the garlic with chilli powder and add beef stock.
2. Season with oyster sauce, light and dark soya sauce, sugar, salt and pepper.
3. Bring to the boil, then thicken with corn flour.

For the Tenderloin 

1. Cut the beef into cubes and marinate with chopped garlic, lemongrass, shallots, oyster sauce, fish sauce, salt and pepper.
2. Sear the beef on a very hot pan as desired (e.g. rare, medium, well done).
3. In a very hot wok, sauté the garlic, capsicum, spring onion and beef.
4. Flame with cognac then add beef sauce.
5. Sauté for another 1 minute, season if necessary.
6. Serve hot over the watercress.

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