Thai beef stir fry with oyster sauce – Nua Putt Naman Hoi

Beefy goodness with crunchy peppers.

If you are a lover of Thai food and fancy a bit of beef, look no further. This is a classic dish eaten all over Thailand. The Thai name ‘Nua Putt Naman Hoi’ translates into ‘beef stir-fried with oyster sauce. This is one of the street foods you can find anywhere in Thailand. It is usually eaten with Jasmine rice and is commonly eaten as a single dish, but can be equally satisfying as a sharing dish.  It is simply so easy to cook at home. The flavours are rich, slightly sweet and meaty. Fry this up with some oyster mushrooms and bell peppers to give the dish some balance. Pop in some garlic and chilli to give your stir-fry a bit of attitude. Then finally top it up with spring onions to add a bit of crunch and freshness.  Add a splash of oyster sauce and you have an amazing dish made in under 5 minutes. Optionally you can marinade the beef in some oyster sauce for an hour to give the beef more flavour and tenderness, but is not necessary if you want the dish straight away. This dish is so easy and satisfying.

The beefy one.

READY TO COOK?

1. Chop the beef into 2 inch pieces.
2. (Optional) Marinade the beef with 1 table spoon of oyster sauce, 1 tea spoon of sugar, 1 tea spoon of light soy sauce for 1 to 12 hours.
3. Chop up all your vegetables, put to side.
4. Smash up 3 garlic cloves with the side of your knife, finely chop them up.
5. Roughly chop up 1 bird’s eye chilli.
6. Heat up your wok or frying pan on a high heat with 1 table spoon of vegetable oil.
7. Fry the garlic and chilli for 20 seconds.
8. Throw in the oyster mushrooms and stir constantly. Cook for 1 minute.
9. Throw in the peppers and stir constantly. Cook for 2 minutes.
10. Pop in the beef and stir constantly. Cook for 2 minutes or until beef is about medium or rare.
11. Pop in the 2 table spoons of oyster sauce, 1 table spoon of  light soy sauce, 1 tea spoon of sugar, dash of white pepper and 1 table spoon of water. Stir well.
12. Place the stir fry on a warm plate and sprinkle the spring onions on top and serve straight away.

Simple and fresh ingredients.

• 250g beef (use sirloin, rib-eye, or rump) – chopped into 2 inch pieces
• 150g oyster mushrooms – washed
• 1 red bell pepper – chopped into 2 inch pieces
• 3 cloves of garlic – finely chopped
• 1 bird’s eye chilli (more if you dare) – roughly chopped
• 2 spring onions – roughly chopped
• oyster sauce
• light soy sauce
• white sugar
• white pepper
• 1 table spoon of vegetable oil

Enjoy your dinner!