RECIPE | Thai-style stir-fried beef with peanuts

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Thai-style stir-fried beef with peanuts

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 1 onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• ½ inch fresh ginger, grated
• 1 Thai chilli (more or less to taste)
• 1 lime, zest and juice
• 400g beef (fillet or any other cut)
• 1 bunch broccoli (or any other green vegetables)
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 3 tbsp oyster sauce
• 450g rice noodles
• 4 eggs

To serve

• Handful peanuts, crushed
• Handful fresh coriander, chopped
• 1 spring onion, chopped
• 1 red chilli, thinly sliced (optional)
• Lime wedges

Method

1. Fry the onions and the garlic until soft.
2. Add the grated ginger, chilli and lime zest. If the pan gets a little dry add some water (never more oil).
3. Add the broccoli.
4. Add the beef and fry for a few seconds, adding the soy sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce and lime juice.
5. Boil the noodles according to the instructions on the packet.
6. Add the noodles to the beef mixture and mix well.
7. Place in four separate bowls.
8. In a separate pan, fry the four eggs and top each noodle dish with a fried egg.
9. Top with crushed peanuts, coriander, spring onion and chilli.
10. Serve immediately with wedges of lime.