Quick Sichuan-Style Beef Stir-Fry

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 20 minutes
• total time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

olive oil

1 packet sesame seeds

1 packet basmati rice

40 g butter

1 bag green beans

2 carrot

2 capsicum

2 packet garlic paste

1 packet beef strips

1 packet ginger paste

1 packet crispy shallots

1 packet Sichuan garlic paste

1 tbs soy sauce (or gluten-free tamari soy sauce)

Directions

• Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Toast sesame seeds, tossing, until golden, 3-4 minutes. Transfer to a bowl. • Boil the kettle. Half-fill a medium saucepan with the boiled water. Add basmati rice and a pinch of salt. Cook uncovered, over high heat until tender, 12 minutes. • Drain, then return to saucepan. Add the butter and stir until melted. Stir the toasted sesame seeds through rice. Season to taste.

• While rice is cooking, trim green beans. • Thinly slice carrot into half-moons. • Thinly slice capsicum.

• Return frying pan, to medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Cook green beans, carrot and capsicum, until tender, 5-6 minutes. Add garlic paste and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Season and transfer to a bowl. • Return pan to high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. When oil is hot, cook beef strips in batches, until browned and cooked through, 1-2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium, return all beef to the pan and add ginger paste, cooking until fragrant, 1 minute. • Remove pan from heat. Stir in Sichuan garlic paste and the soy sauce.Season to taste.

• Divide sesame rice between bowls. Top with beef stir-fry and veggies. • Sprinkle with crispy shallots to serve. Enjoy!

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 503
• Total Fat: 22.8 g
• Saturated Fat: 6.5 g
• Sodium: 1045 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 86.7 g
• Total Sugars: 21.7 g
• Protein: 40.3 g