Chilli beef with cashews and greens

Author: Niki Bezzant - Founding Editor

Photographer: Melanie Jenkins

Providing 4 of your 5-a-day, this recipe for two delivers on flavour with the perfect combo of beef and cashews in a delicious chilli sauce.

Serves: 2

Time to make: 20 mins

Ingredients

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3 teaspoons sesame oil
150g lean sirloin steak
3 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce
2 tablespoons reduced-salt soy sauce
4 cups chopped choy sum leaves and stalks (see tips)
1 clove garlic, finely sliced
4cm piece ginger, finely sliced
2 cups sliced green beans (fresh or frozen)
¼ cup shelled frozen edamame beans, thawed
¼ cup toasted cashew nuts
1 cup cooked brown rice, to serve
crispy seaweed, sliced, to garnish (optional)

Instructions

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In a pan, heat 1 teaspoon of sesame oil over high. Add steak and cook for 2 minutes on each side, or until cooked to your liking. Remove from pan and rest.
Meanwhile, in a bowl combine sauces and remaining sesame oil with 1/4 cup hot water. Set aside.
Return pan to a medium-high heat. Add choy sum, garlic, ginger and green beans and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes. Add edamame beans and stir-fry for 2 more minutes.
Slice beef in 1cm slices. Add beef and any juices back to pan. Remove pan from heat, then add sauce and let bubble and reduce, returning to heat if necessary. Add cashews and stir.
Divide rice and beef between 2 plates. Garnish with crispy seaweed, if desired.

Variations

Make it vegan: Use cubed tofu instead of beef and check sweet chilli sauce is vegan.

HFG tip

Find choy sum in some supermarkets or in Asian grocery stores or use gai lan, silver beet or spinach.

Make extra brown rice and store in the fridge to use in the Avocado sushi bowl.

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Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 582 cal

Kilojoules 2440 kJ

Protein 30 g

Total fat 25 g

Saturated fat 5 g

Carbohydrates 55 g

Sugar 15 g

Dietary fibre 11 g

Sodium 800 mg

Calcium 230 mg

Iron 5.5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

First published: Nov 2017

One comment on Chilli beef with cashews and greens

Patricia Gowan January 7, 2022 at 6:17 am #

I made this with fillet as I didn’t have sirloin and it was wonderful my favourite meal so far

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