Beef and Ampalaya With Oysters Sauce

Beef and Ampalaya With Oysters Sauce
Beef and Ampalaya with Oysters Sauce, this is another popular restaurant dish. Another version is also found at carenderias it is called ampalaya con carne. The carenderia version it sautéed in soy sauce or with the addition of tausi or permented black beans. But most restaurant, Chinese restaurants in particular it’s stir fried with oyster sauce. I have been cooking this on several occasions, it’s a good alternative way of cooking your beef, see also my previous post of beef and broccoli in oyster sauce.


Ingredients:

1 kilo lean beef, thinly sliced into strips
2 large size, ampalaya, split in halve de-seaded, sliced crosswise
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 head garlic, minced
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup oyster sauce
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/2-1 tsp. sugar
salt and pepper
cooking oil


Cooking procedure:

Marinate beef in soy sauce, cornstarch and a dash of salt and pepper for 10 to 15 minutes. In a wok, heat cooking oil and stir fry beef in batches until color change to brown and start to sizzle and set aside. In the same wok sutee garlic and onion. Add in the ampalaya and stir cook for 1 to 2 minutes then add in about 1/3 cup of water, oyster sauce, sugar and beef. Stir cook for another 2 to 3 minutes, thicken sauce with cornstarch diluted in 1/4 cup of water, continue to cook for about 30 seconds more or until sauce thickens. Correct seasoning if required. Serve hot.

Comments

  1. lars siyNovember 4, 2009 at 11:39 PM

    you save my life thanks for sharing your knowledge in cooking.. :) i love ur blog.. :P

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  2. AnonymousJuly 2, 2010 at 4:07 PM

    Will try this tonight. Thanks

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  3. AnonymousJuly 25, 2010 at 12:12 AM

    tnx ng mrmi nktulong po s akin..gboy12

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  4. bickoyAugust 19, 2010 at 4:39 PM

    i will try today for our lunch , because my husband likes ampalaya so much .. thank you .bickoy

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  5. AnonymousAugust 19, 2010 at 4:42 PM

    i will try to cook this recipe today for our lunch. thank you so much .

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  6. AiiNateSeptember 3, 2010 at 9:42 AM

    thx po!

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  7. bhellerondilla@yahoo.com.phOctober 1, 2010 at 10:31 AM

    good recipe...my daughter love this food...

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  8. DebbieOctober 11, 2010 at 9:47 AM

    Thanks so much for this! I have a lot of beef right now bought by my husband from Batangas and I'm running out of cooking ideas. I've always loved ampalaya con carne but I never tried cooking it myself. I will serve this for dinner tonight.

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  9. ut-manOctober 11, 2010 at 6:44 PM

    Happy cooking Debie, I hope the hubby likes it.

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  10. AnonymousDecember 24, 2010 at 11:27 AM

    thanks for the recipe, just tweaked it to include cornstarch again on the mixture of water and oyster sauce so that the sauce will become more "creamier"

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  11. kathleneFebruary 7, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    for how many is this recipe

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  12. ut-manFebruary 8, 2011 at 11:07 PM

    Hi kathlene,
    It defends, some people eat less meat but more on rice. For a kilo of meat its about 8 to 10 servings.

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  13. AnonymousMarch 5, 2011 at 3:11 PM

    tnx nw i kno how to cook beef ampalaya

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  14. AnonymousMay 19, 2011 at 11:17 AM

    hi.. :) thank you so much! i really love ur page.. haha. saved me by this dish.. kase pag sinabing ampalaya puro gisa lng with egg which is kakasawa.. so, thank u again!

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  15. ut-manMay 21, 2011 at 9:39 PM

    Thank you for your support.

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  16. renaNovember 2, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    your recipe says there's sugar in it, but there's no sugar listed in the ingredients part. was that a mistype?

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  17. ut-manNovember 4, 2011 at 6:31 AM

    Hi rena,
    yes it is, thanks for highlighting the error.

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  18. AnonymousDecember 27, 2011 at 4:07 AM

    Definitely trying to cook this tonight for my husband! He loves Filipino foods! Already got the ingredients. Thanks! :)

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  19. JamesJanuary 3, 2012 at 7:39 AM

    Thanks for the recipe! Made this for breakfast today;It's really great! Used ground beef instead of beef strips.

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  20. ut-manFebruary 26, 2012 at 12:44 PM

    Thank you James for the positive feedback.

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