Servings: 3
Ditch the takeaway and whip up this Chinese-inspired flash-fried steak with a sweet gingery sauce and red peppers.
Method
STEP 1
Put 350g thin-cut minute steak strips in a bowl and toss in 3 tbsp cornflour and 2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder.
STEP 2
Heat 100ml vegetable oil in a wok or large frying pan until hot, then add the beef and fry until golden and crisp.
STEP 3
Scoop out the beef and drain on kitchen paper. Pour away all but 1 tbsp oil.
STEP 4
Add 1 thinly sliced red pepper, ½ thinly sliced red chilli, sliced white ends of 4 spring onions, 2 crushed garlic cloves and thumb-sized piece ginger, cut into matchsticks, to the pan. Stir-fry for 3 mins to soften, but don’t let the garlic and ginger burn.
STEP 5
Mix the 4 tbsp rice wine vinegar or white wine vinegar, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce and 2 tbsp tomato ketchup in a jug with 2 tbsp water, then pour over the veg.
STEP 6
Bubble for 2 mins, then add the beef back to the pan and toss well to coat.
STEP 7
Serve the beef on noodles with prawn crackers, if you like, scattered with the remaining ½ sliced red chilli and sliced green parts of the spring onions.
STEP 1
Put 350g thin-cut minute steak strips in a bowl and toss in 3 tbsp cornflour and 2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder.
STEP 2
Heat 100ml vegetable oil in a wok or large frying pan until hot, then add the beef and fry until golden and crisp.
STEP 3
Scoop out the beef and drain on kitchen paper. Pour away all but 1 tbsp oil.
STEP 4
Add 1 thinly sliced red pepper, ½ thinly sliced red chilli, sliced white ends of 4 spring onions, 2 crushed garlic cloves and thumb-sized piece ginger, cut into matchsticks, to the pan. Stir-fry for 3 mins to soften, but don’t let the garlic and ginger burn.
STEP 5
Mix the 4 tbsp rice wine vinegar or white wine vinegar, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce and 2 tbsp tomato ketchup in a jug with 2 tbsp water, then pour over the veg.
STEP 6
Bubble for 2 mins, then add the beef back to the pan and toss well to coat.
STEP 7
Serve the beef on noodles with prawn crackers, if you like, scattered with the remaining ½ sliced red chilli and sliced green parts of the spring onions.
| Ingredient | Qty | |
|---|---|---|
| sirloin steak | 2 whole | more sirloin steak recipes » |
| cornflour | 3 tablespoon | more cornflour recipes » |
| Chinese 5 spice | 2 teaspoon | more Chinese 5 spice recipes » |
| red pepper | 1 whole | more red pepper recipes » |
| chillies | 1 whole | more chillies recipes » |
| spring onion | 4 whole | more spring onion recipes » |
| garlic | 2 clove | more garlic recipes » |
| ginger | 1 portion | more ginger recipes » |
| white wine vinegar | 4 tablespoon | more white wine vinegar recipes » |
| soy sauce - light | 1 tablespoon | more soy sauce - light recipes » |
| sweet chilli sauce | 2 tablespoon | more sweet chilli sauce recipes » |
| tomato ketchup | 2 tablespoon | more tomato ketchup recipes » |
| egg noodles | 2 portion | more egg noodles recipes » |