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Beef and red pepper stir-fry

Name: Beef and red pepper stir-fry
Total time: 20 min
Yield: serves 2
Ingredients: Szechuan pepper or red chilli flakes 1 tsp, ground with a mortar and pestle; cornflour 1 tbsp; steak or minute steaks 2, sliced into strips; oil; ginger 2 cm piece, grated; garlic 1 clove, grated; red pepper 1, seeded and cut into strips; spring onions 1 bunch, sliced; soy sauce 2 tbsp; beef stock 2 tbsp; noodles or rice to serve

20 minutes
serves 2
Easy

Stir-fries make the best quick recipe. This beef and red pepper dish is ready in just 20 minutes, is a healthy meal for two but could easily be doubled for a family.

December 19, 2014 at 2:33 pm

Ingredients

Szechuan pepper or red chilli flakes 1 tsp, ground with a mortar and pestle
cornflour 1 tbsp
steak or minute steaks 2, sliced into strips
oil
ginger 2 cm piece, grated
garlic 1 clove, grated
red pepper 1, seeded and cut into strips
spring onions 1 bunch, sliced
soy sauce 2 tbsp
beef stock 2 tbsp
noodles or rice to serve

Method

Step 1

Mix the Szechuan pepper with the cornflour and toss it with the steak strips. Heat a little oil in a wok, add the ginger and garlic, fry for a few seconds and then add the steak and stir for a minute. Add the pepper and spring onion and fry everything together until the pepper softens, then add the soy sauce and stock and toss. Serve over noodles or rice.