
Crispy chilli beef
The takeaway favourite: crispy strips of beef in a sticky sweet chilli sauce.
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Ingredients
- Beef stir-fry strips450 g
- Peppers2 peppers
- Carrots150 g
- Soy sauce40 ml
- Runny honey40 g
- Garlic3 cloves
- Basmati rice300 g
Also uses from the cupboard: vegetable oil, table salt, ground black pepper, chilli flakes, plain flour. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.
Usually contains: Soya, Gluten.
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Estimated from typical ingredient values, including a teaspoon of oil. Children's portions are smaller.
Method
- Put the rice on to cook following the pack instructions.300 g basmati rice
- Toss the beef strips in 3 tablespoons of flour with a pinch of salt until coated. Heat oil about 1 cm deep in a wok or frying pan over a high heat. Fry the beef in batches for 2 to 3 minutes until crisp, then drain on kitchen paper. Pour away all but a spoonful of the oil.450 g beef stir-fry strips
- Slice the peppers, cut the carrot into thin matchsticks and chop the garlic. Stir-fry them for 3 minutes with a pinch of chilli flakes.2 peppers150 g carrots3 cloves garlic
- Add the soy sauce, the honey and 2 tablespoons of water and bubble for 1 minute until sticky. Toss the beef through and serve straight away over the rice, while it is still crisp.40 ml soy sauce40 g runny honey
Make the sauce first and toss the beef in at the very last second so it stays crispy.
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