Thursday 25 June 2009

Tomato Beef

I realised that we can find a lot of tomato dishes in HK. They have tomato egg, tomato beef, tomato noodles, tomato 拉面… etc. Tomatoes are very healthy food. They can help improve skin texture and colour. They can also help to reduce blood cholestrol. Tomatoes also contain lycopene (the red pigment in tomato) and this is a powerful antioxidant that can help fight cancer cells.

This tomato beef dish is easy to make and it can store for a few days. It can be eaten with rice, instant noodles or spaghetti.


Ingredients

Minced Beef

Tomato

Carrot (Optional)

Celery (Optional)

Frozen Vegetables (Carrot, Corn, Peas)

Minced Garlic

Onion (Roughly chopped)


Seasonings

Tomato Sauce

Sugar

Soy Sauce

Salt

Sesame oil


Steps:

1. Marinade the beef with salt, sugar and sesame oil for at least 10 mins.

2. You can add some water to the beef to prevent it from clumping during frying.

3. Thinly make a cross in the skin at the bottom of each tomato.
4. Boil the tomatoes for about 5 mins until the skins are separated.
5. Cool the tomatoes in cold water, remove the skins and chopped them into small cubes.
6. Add oil to the wok and add in the onions.
7. Add in the garlic and stir fry till fragrant.
8. Add in the minced beef and stir fry till about 80% cooked.
9. Add in the chopped tomatoes, vegetables and water.

10. Add Tomato Sauce, Sugar and Soy Sauce.

11. Simmer the beef till the sauce thickens.







This is my lunch box with eggs, vegetables and tomato beef :) The rice is at the bottom of the tomato beef.






Isn't this breakfast pretty? :p

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