Chinese Food - Beef and Snow Peas Recipes

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Total cooking time: 5 minutes
Serves 4

Ingredients for Chinese food beef:

400g (13 oz.) rump steak, finely sliced (see Hint)
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
oil, for cooking
200g (6 1/2 oz.) snow peas, trimmed
1 1/2 teaspoons cornflour
1/2 cup (125ml/4 fl oz.) beef stock
1 teaspoon soy sauce, extra
1/4 teaspoon sesame oil

Directions for Chinese food beef:

1. First start by putting the meat in a ceramic bowl. Mix the soy and the ginger and then add to the meat and stir well. Then heat the wok until it become hot, then add 2 tablespoons of the oil and swirl it around to coat the side. Then add the beef and the snow peas and stir-fry over high heat for about 2 minutes or so, or until the meat changes colour.

2. Dissolve the cornflour in a little of the stock. Add to the wok with the remaining stock, extra soy and oil.

3. Stir until the sauce boils and serve immediately.

Nutritional Value for Chinese food beef:

Protein 27 g;
Fat 13 g;
Carbohydrate 9 g;
Dietary Fibre 3 g;
Cholesterol 67mg;
Energy 1088kJ (260cal)

Hints for Chinese food beef:

1. To make the beef easier to slice, freeze it until it is just firm and thinly slice while it is still frozen.
2. Stir-fry the beef and snow peas over high heat until the meat browns
3. Dissolve the cornflour in a little of the stock and add to the wok with the rest of the stock.
4. Stir the beef and snow peas until the sauce comes to the boil and thickens.