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Sweet and Sticky Beef Stir-Fry
Sweet and Sticky Beef Stir-Fry

Sweet and Sticky Beef Stir-Fry

with Rice, Pepper and Young Pea Pods

Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamUpdated on September 25, 2025

A fast favourite, stir-frying is the perfect method to build flavour and cook quickly! This Sweet and Sticky Beef Stir-Fry combines ketjap manis, Thai inspired spices and soy sauce to make a delicious sauce to toss with beef and veg.

Tags:
Calorie Smart
High Protein
Medium Spice
Allergens:
Soya
Wheat
Cereals containing gluten

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Boxes and ingredients are packed in facilities that handles Peanut, Nuts, Sesame, Fish, Crustaceans, Milk, Egg, Mustard, Celery, Soya, Gluten and Sulphites. Due to the war in Ukraine, it has been necessary to substitute sunflower oil with rapeseed oil in some products without a label change. The FSA have advised that allergic reactions to rapeseed oil are rare.

Total15 minutes
Active 15 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

serving amount

150 grams

Jasmine Rice

1 unit(s)

Bell Pepper

240 grams

British Beef Mince

80 grams

Young Pea Pods

1 sachet(s)

Thai Style Spice Mix

50 grams

Ketjap Manis

(Contains: Soya)

10 milliliter(s)

Soy Sauce

(Contains: Wheat, Cereals containing gluten, Soya)

30 milliliter(s)

Rice Vinegar

Not included in your delivery

1 tsp

Sugar

2 tbsp

Tomato Ketchup

Nutritional information

Energy (kJ)2619 kJ
Energy (kcal)626 kcal
Fat14.9 g
of which saturates6.5 g
Carbohydrate89.6 g
of which sugars25.6 g
Dietary Fibre4.4 g
Protein34.1 g
Salt2.82 g
Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

Medium Saucepan
Kettle
Pan

Cooking Instructions and Tips

Boil Rice
1
  • Boil a half-full kettle.
  • Pour it into a saucepan with ¼ tsp salt on high heat. 
  • Boil the rice, 12-13 mins.
  • Once cooked, drain, pop back in the pan and cover.
  • Meanwhile, chop the pepper into 2cm chunks.
Get Frying
2
  • Heat a drizzle of oil in a frying pan on high heat.
  • Once hot, fry the beef mince, pepper, pea pods and Thai style spice mix (add less if you'd prefer things milder), 5-6 mins.
  • Break up the beef as it cooks, then drain the fat.
  • Season with salt and pepper. IMPORTANT: Wash hands and utensils after handling raw meat. Cook so there's no pink in the middle.
  •  
Sauce Time
3
  • Heat a drizzle of oil in a frying pan on high heat.
  • Once hot, fry the beef mince, pepper, pea pods and Thai style spice mix (add less if you'd prefer things milder), 5-6 mins.
  • Break up the pork as it cooks, then drain the fat.
  • Season with salt and pepper. IMPORTANT: Wash hands and utensils after handling raw meat. Cook so there's no pink in the middle.
Dinner's Ready!
4
  • Share the rice between your bowls. 
  • Spoon over the sweet and sticky beef.

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