Hunan Spicy Beef with Cumin and Chilli
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Ingredients
- 450 g beef sirloin, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp cumin seeds
- 4 dried red chilli
- 2 fresh red chilli
- 3 garlic cloves
- 3 spring onions
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 tbsp groundnut oil
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 283 kcal
- Protein
- 24.3 g
- Carbohydrate
- 2.6 g
- of which sugars
- 0.8 g
- Fat
- 19.7 g
- of which saturates
- 6.3 g
- Fibre
- 0.9 g
- Salt
- 0.80 g
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Method
- 1
Heat the groundnut oil in a wok until very hot and stir-fry the beef for 2 minutes, until just browned, then lift out.
- 2
Add the cumin seeds and dried red chilli to the wok and fry for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- 3
Add the garlic and sliced fresh red chilli and fry for 30 seconds more.
- 4
Return the beef to the wok with the light soy sauce and the spring onions, cut into lengths.
- 5
Toss everything together for 2 minutes, until the beef is cooked through with no pink remaining.
- 6
Serve immediately with steamed rice.
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