Quick dinners

Sichuan pepper beef with peppers and pak choi

Thin beef strips with tingly Sichuan pepper, ginger, garlic and crunchy peppers. A fast stir fry that needs no soy sauce.

  • Time25 min
  • LevelEasy
  • Costabout £2.25 a head
4 servings

Ingredients

Tick what you need to buy. It goes on your shopping list.

Method

  1. 1

    Toss the beef with the cornflour and half the Sichuan pepper. Cook the rice in boiling water for 11 minutes, then drain.

    11 min
  2. 2

    Heat a wok until smoking. Add half the oil and stir fry the beef in two batches for 1 to 2 minutes until browned. Tip onto a plate.

    2 min
  3. 3

    Add the remaining oil, peppers, garlic and ginger. Stir fry for 3 minutes.

    3 min
  4. 4

    Add the pak choi, rice vinegar, chilli and a splash of water. Cook for 2 minutes until the stalks are just tender.

    2 min
  5. 5

    Return the beef with the rest of the Sichuan pepper and toss for 1 minute.

  6. 6

    Serve at once over the rice.

Double check before you cook. Recipes can contain mistakes. Any diet labels come from the ingredients as written in this recipe and are a guide, not a guarantee. Always check every ingredient and the packet label for allergens and cross contamination, and ask your doctor or dietitian what is right for you, especially with coeliac disease, diabetes or a serious allergy. This is not medical advice.

More quick dinners