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Ingredients:
* 3/4 lb beef for stir fry
* 1 large cucumber
Marinade:
* 2 Tbsp Double Black Soy
* 1 Tbsp Black Vinegar
* 1 Tbsp Shaoxing Wine or Sherry
* 1 tsp Sesame Oil
* 1 Tbsp cornstarch
Sauce:
* 1 Tbsp fermented black beans
* 2 cloves garlic
Cooking:
* 1 Tbsp peanut oil (for cooking)

Method:
# Preparation: 
## Slice beef into bite-sized slices.
## Peel the cucumber (if necessary). Slice into slices roughly equivalent to the beef slices.
## For the marinade, add the cornstarch last. Marinate with the marinade in a bowl for 20 - 30 minutes.
## To prepare sauce, rinse the beans and feel for stones (sometimes they get through). Put in mortar and pestle with 2 cloves of crushed garlic. Grind the two together.
# To cook:
## Heat wok.
## Add peanut oil.
## Add black beans and garlic and saute in oil until fragrant (about 30 seconds).
## Add marinated beef. Stir it like you mean it. You can let the slices sit to sear if you like.
## When beef is 9/10 cooked, add cucumbers and stir-fry with beef. Turn off heat and let coast.

Serve on rice.


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