Stir Fried Caribou with Black Bean Sauce

Main Ingredient: Game Caribou Rice and Grains
Preparation: Fried
Course: Steaks
Yield:

Stir Fried Caribou with Black Bean Sauce ingredients

Sauce-
3⁄4 c dried black beans
3 c stock
1 1⁄2 t Fresh ginger; chopped
2 clv garlic, minced
1 Chile pepper; chopped finely
3 T Sherry wine vinegar
1⁄2 t Salt
STIR-FRY:
8 oz Caribou, deer or beef steak
1 T Sesame oil
1 T Chopped fresh ginger
1 clv garlic, finely chopped
2 Celery ribs; julienned
1⁄2 c mushrooms, fresh, sliced
1⁄2 med Onion; sliced vertically into crescent fans
1 c Bean sprouts

Cooking Stir Fried Caribou with Black Bean Sauce

1. To make sauce: Soak the beans in water overnight, rinse and drain.
2. Combine black beans, stock, ginger, garlic, chile and vinegar in a saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat.
3. Reducei heat and simmer, covered, until beans are tender, about 1 hour.
4. Pour into blender or food processor, add the salt and blend until smooth.
5. Return to the saucepan and hold over a low heat.
6. To make stir-fry: Trim all the fat from meat and cut, against the grain, into quarter-inch strips.
7. Place oil in a nonstick skillet or wok over high heat.
8. Add the meat and stir fry for a few seconds.
9. Add ginger, garlic, celery, mushrooms and onion; stir fry until vegetables are tender-crisp.
10. Add sprouts and and a cup of the sauce, cover and cook a further 30-40 seconds and remove from heat.
11. Serve with steamed rice and pass the rest of the sauce at the table.
12. Jim Weller.