Food Maths: Beef Stir Fry Strips
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Endlessly versatile, these beef stir fry strips can be cooked in just a few minutes, making them especially useful for quick, midweek meals, says food writer and SL contributor Chloe Scott-Moncrieff. Whether it’s a Cambodian classic or fun Mexican street-food, here are three ways to use them…
THIS WEEK’S SUPERMARKET: Tesco
HERO INGREDIENT: 375g beef stir fry strips
1. Cambodian Beef Lok Lak
INGREDIENTS
- 375g of beef stir fry strips
- Juice of one lime
- 1 packet of Veetee duo pot Thai jasmine rice
- 1 x Tesco crunchy salad (242g)
For the marinade:
METHOD
- Marinate the beef for at least 30 minutes with the marinade ingredients.
- Cook the beef in a frying pan in some oil.
- Heat the rice. Divide into bowls, season.
- Top with the beef and serve with the salad and a squeeze of lime.
2. Beef, Red Wine Stock And Spring Onion Mash
INGREDIENTS
METHOD
- Pan-fry the beef strips and chopped garlic with the herbs in a splash of olive oil.
- Season with salt and pepper. Pour in half the red wine stock.
- Prep the mash, according to the packet instructions.
- Serve the beef with the mash and spring onions, scattered over.
- French or runner beans would make a good side dish.
3. Guadalajara-Style Beef, Served In Tortilla
INGREDIENTS
- 375g of beef stir fry strips
- 1 green pepper, chopped into pieces
- 1 packet of Gran Luchito Refried Beans Chipotle (430g)
For the marinade:
Optional spices:
For the tomato sauce:
- 2 x 400g tinned tomatoes
- 3 Old El Paso green jalapenos (from a jar, 215g)
- 1 tsp of cumin seeds
- 1-2 tsp of freshly ground black pepper
- 1 shallot
- 1 tsp of Arbol chilli flakes
METHOD
- Marinate the beef in an oven-proof tray. Then grill for 15 minutes-20 minutes until cooked, turning it now and again.
- Slice the pepper into chunks, season and grill at the same time.
- Empty the refried beans into a vessel and heat up.
- Meanwhile, cook all the tomato sauce ingredients.
- When the tomatoes and shallots are spiced and cooked, blend to make the sauce.
- Serve the beef with tortillas, the heated refried pinto beans and the tomato sauce.
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