Aromatic, tasty and good for you — this Easy Thai beef stir-fry ticks all the right boxes. Use a pack of ready prepared stir-fry veg for speed or if you have any veg in the fridge to use up, they'd be great too!
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp corn or vegetable oil
- 1 thick piece of rump or rib-eye steak (about 300g/10oz)
- 1 romano red pepper, cut into thin rings, deseeded
- 4 spring onions, trimmed and thinly sliced
- 300g pack fresh stir-fry veg mix (we used one from M&S)
- 275g pack fresh fine egg noodles
For the stir-fry sauce
:
- 30g (1oz) unsalted cashews or peanuts
- 1 shallot, peeled and finely chopped
- 1⁄2-1 large green chilli, deseeded and finely diced
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
- 1 tsp finely grated fresh ginger
- 2 tsps soft brown sugar
- 3 tsps Thai fish sauce
- 3 tsps toasted sesame oil
- Grated zest and juice of 1 juicy lime
- 25-30g (1oz) fresh coriander
WEIGHT CONVERTER
Method
- To make the sauce: Set the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4. Spread the nuts out on a baking tray and roast for 10 mins. Cool and chop finely. Mix in the rest of the ingredients, keeping back a good handful of the coriander leaves in a polybag and chopping the rest, with the stalks, to add to the sauce.
- Heat a wok and rub a little oil over the steak. Cook it over a medium heat for 2-3 mins, turn it over and cook for a further 2 mins. Take it out and wrap in foil. Leave for 5-10 mins.
- Add the rest of the oil to the wok and stir-fry the pepper for a min. Add the onions and the stir-fry mix, then stir well. Add the sauce, heat through, then the noodles and heat them through.
- Slice the steak vertically into thin strips. Divide the veg and noodles between hot plates and top with steak strips and a small handful of coriander leaves.
Top Tip for making Easy Thai beef stir-fry
Take herbs out of packaging as soon as you can. Rinse well, shake them dry, wrap in kitchen towel and store in a food bag in the fridge. They should keep for a week like this.
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