Minced Beef with Mushroom Sauce for a Change of Pace

Prepare the ingredients
Wash the beef, drain, cut into thin slices and then mince finely. You can also use a food processor or buy ready-minced beef.

Soak the oyster mushrooms and king oyster mushrooms in salted water for about 5 minutes, rinse in clean water and drain. Cut the king oyster mushrooms lengthwise into 3 or 4 pieces and tear the oyster mushrooms into 2 or 3.

Marinate the minced beef
Crush and finely chop 4 garlic cloves and add to the bowl of minced beef with 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon sugar and a little ground pepper for fragrance. Then add 2 tablespoons glutinous rice flour and 1 egg and mix until everything is well combined. Refrigerate for about 20 minutes to let the meat absorb the seasoning.

Fry the meat
Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a pan until completely melted. Shape the minced beef into balls and fry in the butter over low heat until evenly browned, then transfer to a plate.

Make the mushroom sauce
Crush 3 garlic cloves and roughly chop them; halve the remaining garlic. Heat about 2 tablespoons cooking oil in a pan, add the halved garlic and stir until fragrant and lightly golden, then remove. Fry the chopped garlic until fragrant, add the king oyster mushrooms and cook over high heat for about 1 minute, then add the oyster mushrooms and stir-fry together.
After briefly tossing the mushrooms, add 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon ketchup, 1 teaspoon seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon sugar and about 1 bowl water.

Mix 1 tablespoon tapioca starch with a little water in a small bowl and stir it into the mushrooms to thicken the sauce. Adjust the seasoning and the amount of starch to your taste. When the mushrooms are cooked, turn off the heat, add the fried halved garlic and transfer to a plate – it's done.

The finished dish
Minced beef with mushroom sauce combines rich beef with its signature aroma, chewy king oyster mushrooms and tender oyster mushrooms soaked in a savoury sauce. It not only adds variety to family meals but is also packed with nutrition.