Beef, Cashew and Thai Basil Stir Fry
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
400g beef fillet, thinly sliced 2 red onions, cut into wedges 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 4cm piece ginger, peeled, cut into matchsticks 1 long fresh red chilli, thinly sliced 1 stalk lemongrass, white part only, thinly sliced 1 tsp Chinese five-spice 1 tbs peanut oil 1 tsp sesame oil 1/2 cup (125ml) oyster sauce 1/4 cup (60ml) chicken stock 1 bunch baby choy sum, trimmed 1 cup (145g) roasted unsalted cashew nuts 1 bunch Thai basil, leaves picked Steamed jasmine rice, to serve
Combine the beef, onion, garlic, ginger, chilli, lemongrass and five-spice in a large bowl.
Heat one quarter of the peanut oil in a wok over high heat until just smoking. Add one quarter of the beef mixture and stir-fry for 2 minutes or until the beef is browned. Transfer to a bowl. Repeat in 3 more batches with remaining beef mixture and oil, reheating wok between batches.
Heat the sesame oil in the wok. Add the beef mixture, oyster sauce, chicken stock and choy sum and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes or until heated through and the choy sum just wilts. Remove wok from heat. Add the cashew nuts and half the Thai basil and toss to combine.
Spoon stir-fry among serving bowls. Sprinkle with remaining basil and serve immediately with steamed rice.
Serving Size: Serves 4
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SARAHGILLARD9.
Heat one quarter of the peanut oil in a wok over high heat until just smoking. Add one quarter of the beef mixture and stir-fry for 2 minutes or until the beef is browned. Transfer to a bowl. Repeat in 3 more batches with remaining beef mixture and oil, reheating wok between batches.
Heat the sesame oil in the wok. Add the beef mixture, oyster sauce, chicken stock and choy sum and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes or until heated through and the choy sum just wilts. Remove wok from heat. Add the cashew nuts and half the Thai basil and toss to combine.
Spoon stir-fry among serving bowls. Sprinkle with remaining basil and serve immediately with steamed rice.
Serving Size: Serves 4
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SARAHGILLARD9.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 453.1
- Total Fat: 26.5 g
- Cholesterol: 0.5 mg
- Sodium: 345.4 mg
- Total Carbs: 22.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
- Protein: 35.0 g
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