Sweet & Sour Beef
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This homemade beef stir-fry is perfect for weeknight dinners or when you’re craving a healthy, vibrant takeaway alternative. Packed with veggies, plus a fresh ginger and garlic sweet and sour sauce to tie everything together with just the right balance of tangy, savoury, and sweet. A flavour-packed meal which will impress anyone... in under 30 minutes!
Servings
2
Per portion
£4.88
Cooking time
25 mins
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Method
1
Heat up 1 tablespoon of sesame oil in a cast iron pan or wok.
2
Cut your onion, red pepper and courgette into strips, and your broccoli into halved florets. Finely dice 1 garlic clove, then add all of the chopped veggies to the pan on a high heat, stir regularly and cook until golden and tender-crisp.
3
Take the veg off the heat and transfer to a bowl, then add another tablespoon of oil to the pan and add your diced beef with salt and pepper. Sear until browned on all sides, around 5-10 minutes, then remove from the heat and add to the vegetables.
4
Finely chop your ginger and 4 remaining garlic cloves, then add to a saucepan along with your pineapple juice, lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, ketchup, rice wine vinegar and brown sugar. Gently warm over a low heat, stirring constantly. Let the mixture simmer for 2-3 minutes, allowing the flavours to combine and the sauce to slightly thicken until glistening, then remove from the heat.
5
Return the vegetables and beef to the pan, along with 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, dried coriander and chilli flakes, tossing together to combine and re-heat for a few minutes.
6
Serve up, garnish with black sesame seeds and drizzle with the homemade sweet and sour sauce. Enjoy!
ingredients
2 tbsp sesame oil
1 brown onion
5 garlic cloves
1 red pepper
1 broccoli
1/2 small courgette
350g diced beef
50g ginger root
Salt & pepper
4 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp ketchup
80ml rice wine vinegar
200ml pineapple juice
3 tsp brown sugar
Black sesame seeds
Chilli flakes
Coriander
Sweet & Sour Beef
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Method
1
Heat up 1 tablespoon of sesame oil in a cast iron pan or wok.
2
Cut your onion, red pepper and courgette into strips, and your broccoli into halved florets. Finely dice 1 garlic clove, then add all of the chopped veggies to the pan on a high heat, stir regularly and cook until golden and tender-crisp.
3
Take the veg off the heat and transfer to a bowl, then add another tablespoon of oil to the pan and add your diced beef with salt and pepper. Sear until browned on all sides, around 5-10 minutes, then remove from the heat and add to the vegetables.
4
Finely chop your ginger and 4 remaining garlic cloves, then add to a saucepan along with your pineapple juice, lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, ketchup, rice wine vinegar and brown sugar. Gently warm over a low heat, stirring constantly. Let the mixture simmer for 2-3 minutes, allowing the flavours to combine and the sauce to slightly thicken until glistening, then remove from the heat.
5
Return the vegetables and beef to the pan, along with 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, dried coriander and chilli flakes, tossing together to combine and re-heat for a few minutes.
6
Serve up, garnish with black sesame seeds and drizzle with the homemade sweet and sour sauce. Enjoy!