Chilli beef, peppers and onions
Spicy, savoury chilli beef stir‑fried with peppers and onions, perfect for quick weeknight dinners and easy, flavour‑packed meals.
Equipment
- Large frying pan
Ingredients
- thin steak, cut into stripes
- ¾ tsp chinese 5 spice
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- ½ onion, sliced
- ½ red pepper, deseeded and sliced
- ½ green pepper, deseeded and sliced
- 1-2 red chillies, finely sliced
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- 3 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tbsp water
- 1½ tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tsp white sugar
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ½-1 tsp chilli powder
Garnish
- 3 spring onions, finely sliced
Instructions
- In a bowl, add the beef stripes and mix in the Chinese 5 spice and set aside.
- Prepare the sauce, in a small bowl add the soy sauce, rice vinegar, water, sugar, ginger and chilli powder and set aside.
- Heat the oil in a pan, add the beef strips and fry for around 5mins until browned all over. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
- Add the onions, peppers, chilli and garlic to the pan and fry until the vegetables begin to soften, but not too soft as you will want a bit of a crunch.
- Return the beef to the pan, stir in the sauce and cook for a few mins.
- Serve alongside some plain or egg fried rice, or even some noodles with some spring onions sprinkled on top and some shop bought prawn crackers on the side.