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Ginger beef & broccoli stir-fry

Dinner · Chinese

Ginger beef & broccoli stir-fry

Ginger, garlic and soy, and broccoli that is still green. One wok, twenty minutes.

Start to finish
20 min
Hands-on
20 min
In the fridge
2 days
Freezes
Not well

Contains gluten, eggs, sesame, soya

Ingredients

4 portions
  • 300gBeef stir-fry strips
  • 3 tbspSoy sauce
  • 1 tspCornflour
  • 1 tbspClear honey
  • 1 headBroccoli
  • 1Pepper
  • 3Spring onions
  • 20gFresh ginger, grated
  • 2 clovesGarlic, grated
  • 250gMedium egg noodles
  • 1 tbspToasted sesame oil
  • 1 tbspVegetable oil

Plus salt, pepper and water.

Method

  1. 1

    Boil the kettle. Toss the beef with 1 tbsp of the soy sauce and the cornflour. Mix the rest of the soy with the honey and 3 tbsp water.

  2. 2

    Cut the broccoli into small florets, slice the pepper and spring onions, and grate the ginger and garlic.

  3. 3

    Cook the noodles in a pan of boiling water for 4 minutes. Drain and toss with the sesame oil.

  4. 4

    Meanwhile, heat the vegetable oil in a wok or large frying pan until smoking. Stir-fry the beef for 2 minutes until browned, then scoop it out.

  5. 5

    Add the broccoli, pepper and a splash of water to the wok and stir-fry for 3 minutes. Add the ginger and garlic for 30 seconds, then return the beef with the sauce and bubble for a minute until glossy.

  6. 6

    Toss in the noodles and most of the spring onions. Serve with the rest scattered over.

On the day

Straight from the wok into bowls. Leftovers make a good packed lunch, cold or reheated until piping hot.

Cook’s tip

Get everything chopped and the sauce mixed before the wok goes on. After that it all moves fast.