Light Bites Recipes - Beef Fondue Recipe

Ingredients

• 30ml/2 tbsp sesame oil

• 1 garlic clove, crushed

• 2 shallots, finely chopped

• 2.5cml/1 in fresh root ginger, peeled and finely sliced

• 1 lemon grass stalk, cut into several pieces and bruised

• 30ml/2 tbsp sugar

• 250ml/1 cup white rice vinegar

• 300ml/1 1/4 cups beef stock

• 700g/1lb 10oz beef fillet (tenderloin), thinly sliced into rectangular strips

• salt and ground black pepper

• chopped or sliced salad vegetables, herbs and rice wrappers, to serve

For the dipping sauce:

• 15ml/1 tbsp white rice vinegar

• juice of 1 lime

• 5ml/1 tsp sugar

• 1 garlic clove, peeled and chopped

• 2 fresh red chilies, seeded and chopped

• 12 canned anchovy fillets, drained

• 2 slices of pineapple, cored and chopped

Serves 4

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Method:

1. To make the dipping sauce, in a bowl, mix the vinegar and lime juice with the sugar, until the sugar dissolves.

2. Using a mortar and pestle, pound the garlic, chilies and anchovy fillets to a paste, then add the pineapple and pound it to a pulp. Stir n the vinegar and lime juice mixture, and set aside.

3. When ready to eat, heat 15ml/1 tbsp of the sesame oil in a heavy pan, wok or fondue pot.

4. Quickly stir-fry the garlic, shallots, ginger and lemon grass until fragrant and golden, then add the sugar, vinegar, beef stock and the remaining sesame oil. Bring to the boil, stirring and season with salt and pepper.

5. Transfer the pan or fondue pot to a lighted burner at the table. Lay the beef strips on a large serving dish.

6. Using chopsticks or fondue forks, each person cooks their own meat in the broth and dips it into the sauce.

7. Serve with salad vegetables, chopped herbs and rice wrappers.

Note: The stock for this dish is flavored with onion, soy sauce, fish sauce and warm spices.