Suqaar (Somali Spiced Beef and Pepper Stir-Fry)
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Ingredients
- 600 g beef flank steak or skirt steak
- 1 red onion
- 1 green pepper
- 1 red pepper
- 3 garlic cloves
- 10 g fresh ginger
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 lime
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 300 g basmati rice
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 602 kcal
- Protein
- 38.7 g
- Carbohydrate
- 67.1 g
- of which sugars
- 5.3 g
- Fat
- 19.1 g
- of which saturates
- 5.5 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
- Salt
- 0.26 g
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Method
- 1
Cook the basmati rice according to the pack instructions.
- 2
Cut the beef into bite-sized cubes.
- 3
Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan until very hot, then fry the beef in batches for 6-8 minutes per batch until browned and cooked through with no pink remaining. Set aside.
- 4
Slice the onion and peppers, add to the pan and fry for 5 minutes until softened.
- 5
Stir in the garlic, ginger, cumin and cinnamon and cook for 1 minute, then return the beef to the pan.
- 6
Squeeze over the lime juice and serve with the rice.

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