Szechuan Beef
Serves 4
Each Serving syns – ½ on Extra Easy, ½ on Red, 8 ½ on Green
Ready in 25 minutes plus marinating
Ingredients:
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp rice vinegar or white wine vinegar
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 level tsp cornflour
2cm piece of root ginger peeled and sliced
500g Lean beef steak, all visible fat removed, cut into bite size pieces
Low calorie cooking spray
2 garlic cloves crushed
2 red chillies, deseeded and thinly sliced (extra to garnish)
½ tsp szechuan peppercorns, crushed
Good pinch of chinese 5 spice powder
1 red pepper – deseeded and cut into chunks
1 yellow pepper – deseeded and cut into chunks
1 spring onion, finely chopped to garnish
Method:
Put the soy sauce, vinegar, ½ tsp salt, cornflour and ginger in a bowl with 1 tbsp water and mix. Add the steak and stir to coat well. Cover and leave to marinate in a cool place for 30 minutes.
Spray a non-stick wok or deep frying pan with low calorie spray and place over a medium-high heat. Add the garlic, chilli, Szechuan peppercorns, five spice and cook for 1 minute. Add the marinated beef (reserving the marinade( and stir fry for 2-3 mins. Remove and keep warm.
Add the peppers to the pan and stir-fry for 2 minutes then return the steak and the marinade to the wok. Fry briskly over a medium heat for 1 minute.
Season with plenty of black pepper, scatter the spring onion and extra chilli and serve hot with rice of your choice.
Love it!
Look forward to you posting, you have the same taste in food
This sounds yummy! I love Szechuan Beef and the spicier the better I say. I will have to try this recipe out and see what the family says. thank you for sharing MarieDK.