Sweet Chilli Beef
with Noodles, Veggies and Sesame Seeds
Sam, our maintence man, is a big fan of Asian cuisine. To the culinary team's horror however, he only ever ate black bean sauce related dishes. So Mimi created this sweet chilli beef recipe for Sam in an attempt to expand his Asian eating repetoire. He loved it so much he even cooked it for his mum!
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.
Ingredients
1
Ginger
1
Garlic Clove**
25
Soy Sauce
(Contains: Cereals containing gluten, Soya)
32
Sweet Chilli Sauce
240
Beef Strips
1
Bell Pepper
(May contain traces of: Celery)
1
Carrot
2
Spring Onion
2
Egg Noodle Nest
(Contains: Cereals containing gluten, Egg)
15
Sesame Seeds
25
Ketjap Manis
(Contains: Soya)
Utensils
Cooking Instructions and Tips
Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil with 0.5 tsp of salt. Peel and grate the ginger. Peel and grate the garlic (or use a garlic press). Pop the ginger and garlic into a bowl with the soy sauce and sweet chilli sauce. Stir together then add the beef strips and stir to combine. Leave to the side to marinate while you prep the veg.
Halve the pepper and discard the core and seeds. Slice into thin strips. Trim the carrot, then halve lengthways (no need to peel). Thinly slice widthways. Trim and thinly slice the spring onion.
Add the noodles to the boiling water and cook until tender, 4 mins. Once cooked, drain in a colander. Refill your saucepan (off the heat) with cold water and pop in the noodles. TIP: This stops them from cooking any more.
Heat a drizzle of oil in a large frying pan on medium-high heat. Once your oil is really hot, add the beef strips (leaving any marinade in your bowl) and fry until browned on the outside, 2-3 mins, stirring occasionally. Transfer the beef strips to a clean bowl. IMPORTANT: Wash your hands and equipment after handling raw meat.
Once your beef strips are removed from the pan, add another drizzle of oil if the pan is dry, then add the pepper, carrot, a pinch of salt and pepper. Stir-fry until the veggies are softened, 5-6 mins. Add any leftover marinade and half the spring onion to your pan, stir and cook for 2 mins. Add the beef strips back in as well, along with the sesame seeds, stir and cook until piping hot, 2 mins. IMPORTANT: The beef is safe to eat when the outside is browned.
Drain the noodles and add them to your frying pan. Add the ketjap manis, stir together and cook until the noodles are piping hot, 2 mins. Divide between your bowls and sprinkle over the remaining spring onion. Enjoy!
