Five-spice beef with sesame greens
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 4
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- 600g beef shincut into pieces
- 1 bunch spring onionssliced
- 3 cloves garlicsliced
- a thumb-sized piece root gingergrated
- 2 red chilliessliced plus extra to serve
- 2 tsp Chinese five-spice
- 1 star anise
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 4 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- a 400g mix shredded greens, green beans and tenderstem broccoli
- sesame oil
- 2 tsp sesame seedstoasted
- steamed to serve basmati rice
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal400
- fat15.6g
- carbs30.6g
- fibre5.3g
- protein35.6g
- salt2.2g
Method
step 1
Heat the oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Put all the ingredients except the greens, oil, seeds and rice in an ovenproof pot with a lid. Add 200ml water, stir well, then cover.
step 2
Cook in the oven for 2 hours or until the meat is really tender. If you want a thicker sauce, scoop out the meat and boil hard for 5 minutes. Steam the greens, beans and broccoli until tender, and toss with a little sesame oil. Serve the beef with basmati rice and greens, and scatter over the toasted sesame seeds and a bit more chilli for colour if you like.
