It was 4pm after work. Walking to the carpark to get to my car and in my multi-tasking brain, I was already thinking of what to get for dinner. I always like to cook something different, my way of fusion cooking. Not traditional and not any style in particular. It suits our lifestyle as I normally don’t have much time in the kitchen when I get home from work.

Kids were getting bored with rice and pasta. What next? Potatoes of course. My plan was :
Steak strips with black bean sauce on mash potato

On the way home, I dropped by the local supermarket and bought a bag of potatoes, 2 pieces of rump steak(on special), 2 green capcicums and an onion. $13 all up.

Now the fun part.

  1. Boil half a pot of water. Peel enough potatoes for 6 people. Cut them into smaller pieces as it takes a shorter for them to cook – 15 mins.
  2. While waiting for the potatoes to cook, cut the capcicums and onions into thin strips. Trim off any fat from the steak. My rump steak has a quite a bit of fat. Personal preference, you don’t have to do it.
  3. When the potatoes are ready, drain them and put the pot back on the stove. Put a bit of oil and butter in the pot, salt and pepper to your taste. Put the drained potatoes back in. Start mashing and add half to 1 cup of milk until it reached a smooth consistency. Leave pot aside.
  4. Season the steak lightly with salt and pepper and cook the steak on a pan. I like mine medium to well done so 3 mins each side. When the steak is done, take them out let them rest on a plate.
  5. Almost done, now the vege. Heat the wok with 2 tablespoons of oil. Toss in the onion and a tablespoon of black bean sauce – Lee Kum Kee brand (not my name :-) ) Then in with the capcicums. 3 mins later, thicken the sauce with corn starch and turn off all the stove.
  6. Cut the steak into strips and I was ready to serve.

Kids and missus suggested the steak wasn’t seasoned enough. Oh well, practise makes perfect. Next time, I will do better. ;-)