BEEF STRIPS IN SOYA SAUCE ( DAGING MASAK KICAP)

Beef in soya sauce is a favorite among small children as it is not hot.It is easy to prepare and delicious too.

My Mum used to make delicious daging masak kicap.The children will eat the liver if you substitute the beef for liver. Normally, they won't touch it.I started taking cooked liver during my first pregnancy to increase my haemoglobin levels.It works wonders.In Malaysia you can eat cooked cockles or fried chicken liver cooked in sambal if you don't like beef liver.

To make the soya gravy you need the following:
600g lean beef cut into thin strips and mixed with the following grounded ingredients and juice of 1 lime.

Grounded:
1/2 tsp black pepper
1.5 cm cinnamon
2.5 cm ginger
5 pieces cloves
1 tsp fennel seeds

Stir fried:
7 shallots, sliced
2 cloves garlic,sliced
2 large onions,sliced round

3 potatoes,sliced round and deep fried

3 red chillies,halved for garnishing

3 to 4 tablespoon sweet soya sauce

Cooking:

Lightly fry the shallots, garlic and onions.Add the marinated beef slices and cook gently.Add in soya sauce and add a bit of water.Cook until beef is tender and gravy is thick.Serve with chillies as garnishing and fried potatoes.

Some people add salt and sugar but that is not necessary as the soya sauce has sugar and salt in it.If you run out of spices, you can substitute with readily sold soup spices powder.( rempah sup).