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Main course · East African

Suqaar (Somali Spiced Beef and Pepper Stir-Fry)

35 min Serves 4 ~602 kcal/serving ~£9.20 (£2.30/serving) Dairy-freeGluten-free

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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. 1

    Cook the basmati rice according to the pack instructions.

  2. 2

    Cut the beef into bite-sized cubes.

  3. 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. 4

    Slice the onion and peppers, add to the pan and fry for 5 minutes until softened.

  5. 5

    Stir in the garlic, ginger, cumin and cinnamon and cook for 1 minute, then return the beef to the pan.

  6. 6

    Squeeze over the lime juice and serve with the rice.

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