Chinese New Year Recipe
Dear Shorefield Country Park Ambassadors,
It is Chinese New Year on the 10th of February so I thought I would try and inspire you to try my favourite take away recipe of Crispy Chilli Beef, with Noodles and Prawn Crackers. I have included the ingredients and step by step instructions.
Ingredients
- 350g thin cut minute steak very thinly sliced into strips
- 3 tbsp cornflour
- 2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
- 100ml vegetable oil
- 1 red pepper thinly sliced
- 1 red chilli thinly sliced
- 4 spring onions sliced, green, and white parts separated
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- thumb-sized piece ginger cut into matchsticks
- 4 tbsp rice wine vinegar or white wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
- 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
- cooked noodles, to serve (optional)
- prawn crackers to serve (optional)
Method
STEP 1
Put 350g thin-cut minute steak strips in a bowl and toss in 3 tbsp cornflour and 2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder.
STEP 2
Heat 100ml vegetable oil in a wok or large frying pan until hot, then add the beef and fry until golden and crisp.
STEP 3
Scoop out the beef and drain on kitchen paper. Pour away all but 1 tbsp oil.
STEP 4
Add 1 thinly sliced red pepper, ½ thinly sliced red chilli, sliced white ends of 4 spring onions, 2 crushed garlic cloves and thumb-sized piece ginger, cut into matchsticks, to the pan. Stir-fry for 3 mins to soften, but do not let the garlic and ginger burn.
STEP 5
Mix the 4 tbsp rice wine vinegar or white wine vinegar, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce and 2 tbsp tomato ketchup in a jug with 2 tbsp water, then pour over the veg.
STEP 6
Bubble for 2 mins, then add the beef back to the pan and toss well to coat.
STEP 7
Serve the beef on noodles with prawn crackers, if you like, scattered with the remaining ½ sliced red chilli and sliced green parts of the spring onions.
Kung hei fat choi,
From Simon your Head Chef at Shorefield Country Park.