Sizzling steak in oyster sauce

Sizzling steak in oyster sauce

This’ll put the sizzle back into stir-fry night. If you’re new to this classic takeaway dish, the delicious, lightly spiced sauce is rich, deeply savoury, tangy and slightly sweet… It’s perfect teamed with tender, thin strips of British bavette steak, long-stem broccoli, spring onions and red peppers, and served over fluffy white rice.

SWK: Source of fibre SWK: High protein Plants 4 highly rated

Serving size

Cook time: 30 mins
Cuisine: Chinese
Food group: Beef
Allergens: Wheat, Soya, Sulphites

Cooking Instructions

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Boil the rice

  • Cook the rice in boiling water for 10-12 mins, then drain and keep warm.

Prep your veg

  • Meanwhile, peel the onions and cut each into 8 wedges. Deseed the peppers and thickly slice, then peel and crush the garlic, and finely grate the ginger.
  • Trim the broccoli and cut into thirds. Chop three-quarters of the spring onions into 2cm pieces, then thinly slice the rest and set aside.

Sizzle the steak

  • On a separate board, trim any visible fat from the steaks then slice against the grain.
  • Spritz a large non-stick frying pan with cooking spray and put it over a high heat. Fry the steak for 4-5 mins until browned all over.
  • Drizzle over a quarter of the tamari and cook for 1 min, tossing to coat the steak strips, then transfer to a plate.

Create a stir!

  • Return the frying pan to a high heat and tip in the onions, peppers and chopped spring onions along with a splash of water. Cook for 2-3 mins.
  • Add the broccoli and cook for 3-4 mins, then stir in the garlic, ginger and half the chilli flakes (the whole sachet for 4 portions – to taste) and cook for 2 mins.
  • Sprinkle in the remaining tamari, the oyster sauce and vinegar. Return the steak and any juices to the pan. Cook for 3-4 mins, stirring to coat everything, until the sauce reduces slightly (add a splash of water to thin the sauce if you need to).

Plate up

  • Serve the stir-fry with the rice and scatter over the sliced spring onions.

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