Black pepper honey beef

Author: HFG staff

Photographer: iStockphoto.com

With pre-prepared ingredients, you can put this together in the wok at the last minute so you can serve it piping hot.

Serves: 4

Time to make: 20 mins

Hands-on time: 15 mins

Ingredients

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500g sirloin steak, cut into 5mm-thick cubes
1 tablespoon reduced-salt soy sauce
2 teaspoon rapeseed oil
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 large white onions, cut into 5mm-thick chunks
1 tablespoon shaohsing rice wine or dry sherry
2 red capsicums, deseeded and cut into 5mm-thick chunks
Small handful fresh coriandercilantroX, to garnish
2 x 250g pouches ready to heat jasmine rice, heated, to serve

For the sauce
1/3 cup cold chicken stock
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 tablespoon reduced-salt soy sauce
1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
1/3 cup runny honey
1 tablespoon cornflourcornstarchX

Instructions

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1 Put the beef in a bowl with some freshly ground black pepper and the soy sauce and mix well. Put all the ingredients for the sauce into a small jug with some freshly ground black pepper and stir to mix well.

2 Heat a wok over a high heat until smoking, add the rapeseed oil and give it a swirl to coat the bottom of the pan. Add the garlic and cook for a few sec, then add the onions and stir-fry until translucent. Add the beef chunks and sear on one side for 20 sec, then flip the meat over and cook until done to your liking. Season with the rice wine or dry sherry. Add the capsicums and toss for 30 sec until slightly softened. Remove the beef, onions and capsicums and set aside on a plate.

3 Pour the sauce into the wok and reduce until sticky. Quickly return the beef and vegetables to the wok and gently toss together until well coated in the sauce. Garnish with the coriander and serve with the hot jasmine rice.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 539cal

Kilojoules 2255kJ

Protein 35g

Total fat 8g

–Saturated fat 2g

Carbohydrates 76g

–Sugars 32g

Dietary fibre 4g

Sodium 788mg

Calcium 61mg

Iron 3mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.