The pic shows all the ingredients for a quick stirfry. You need 1tbsp of the oil and 4 tbsp of the sauce. Heat 1tsp of the oil in a huge wok and stirfry the beef ( should be very thinly sliced) for a couple of minutes. Empty wok onto a dish ( including juices) then put the rest of the oil into the wok and tip in all the veggies ( when i do this amount i find it useful to pop a lid on for 1 minute, then remove the lid and continue to stirfry for another 2-3 minutes, add the beef back in and stirfry 1 minute, then stir in the sauce and stirfry another minute or so.
Serves 4 at 180kcals a portion.
I use the red and green cabbage instead of noodles, sometimes leaving out the red cabbage and putting in beansprouts.
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Oh for goodness sake!! The pic has loaded sideways this time! At least it isn't upside down, maybe the next pic will finally make it the right way, lol.
You've been at something stronger than the black bean sauce, haven't you!
Sounds delicious though
Thanks ShellieL, I've downloaded the picture and flipped it. It looks good.
A question: I often have problems with beef stir fry because the beef does not seem to cook properly. I'm not sure if it's because the pan is not hot enough or if I cut the beet wrong. I never know whether to cut the meat with the grain or across the grain. Your thoughts would be useful.
PS The kitchen scales are very impressive and I'm a little envious
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The beef needs to be of a good cut, I tend to use medallions of beef for stirfry ( low fat and tender when cooked). Cut very thinly in strips, again I usually against the grain but I think it's a personal choice thing. I think the main thing is not to overcook, a couple of minutes to colour and then remove from pan before re-adding for the final couple of minutes. To me it realy does depend on the beef cut/quality and cooking time. The wok is always very hot. Hope this helps 😊
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Thanks so much. I think I may be guilty of over cooking and have ruined good beef in the past
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We had beef stir fry today, following your advice and it was delicious.
Thank you x
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Fab, I'm glad it worked out for you. I do love stirfries, they are filling and can be super healthy. 😊
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And they're about a instant as you can get
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P.S. the scales were a birthday present from my son, I had always wanted a set of old shop scales 😊
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A brilliant present it is too. I wish I had the work space but alas not. I've just got back from buying a proper wok though, rather than using my heavy bottomed pan. You can guess what we're having later on
Thanks again, it was a short reply earlier as I was using my phone.
Thanks for that delicious recipe - you're making me feel hungry, I must think about having some lunch.
I appreciate the fact the photo was on an angle, as it gave me a good neck exercise - I am imagining everyone who reads it tilting their heads to that angle. I had to do the same movement to the other side just to align myself again!
It was trafford, this was from a couple of days ago. I often take before pics to jog my memory of what I put in if the finished meal tastes particularly nice. From past experience of complete 'fog brain', lol. 😊
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