Szechuan Beef

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice
• 1 pack beef strips - remove any visible fat
• 2 peppers - sliced
• 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 2 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tsp cornflour
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp garlic granules
• 1 tbsp water
• Half tsp chilli flakes
• Half tsp salt
• Quarter tsp Szechuan peppercorns - crushed
• Half tsp Chinese five spice
• 1 spring onion - finely chopped

Method

In a bowl, mix together the soy sauces, salt, cornflour, ginger and water. Add the beef strips and leave to marinade for approximately 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook your rice according to the packet instructions.

When the rice is almost ready, spray a large pan or wok with frylite. Add the peppers, chilli flakes, peppercorns, garlic and five spice, then add the marinated beef mixture. Stir fry until peppers are hot but still crunchy, and beef cooked through. 
Season well with black pepper.

Serve with the now cooked rice, and sprinkle the spring onion on top.

Serves 2.
2 syns for all

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