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Beef and shiitake mushroom stir-fry beef steak
Michael Caines
by Michael Caines
from Countryfile Summer Diaries

Serves 4

Preparation time less than 30 mins

Cooking time 10 to 30 mins

Quick Recipe


Ingredients
1 tbsp sesame oil
300g/10½oz beef shoulder steak, thinly sliced
1 garlic clove, crushed
10g/¾oz ginger, grated
100g/3½oz shiitake mushrooms, sliced
100g/3½oz spring cabbage, sliced
50g/2oz red onion, sliced
50g/2oz bean sprouts
50g/2oz mangetout
1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
1 tbsp sesame seeds
1 lime, juice only
salt, to taste
soy sauce, to taste


Method
1. Heat the sesame oil in a large frying pan or wok. Add the beef to the pan and stir fry for 1-2 minutes until coloured on all sides. Add the garlic and ginger and stir well. Add the vegetables and stir fry for another minute or until the beef is cooked to your liking.
2. As soon as the beef is cooked, add the five-spice powder, sesame seeds and lime juice, stir and remove from the heat.
3. To serve, season with salt and/or soy sauce and divide among four plates.


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