Lemongrass beef

Author: Niki Bezzant - Founding Editor

Photographer: Melanie Jenkins

We love the fresh, clean flavours of this dairy-free, lemongrass beef meal for two - it's also high in iron and fibre.

Serves: 2

Time to make: 30 mins

Ingredients

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½ cup brown rice
2 teaspoons sesame oil
250g sirloin or scotch fillet steak, fat removed and sliced thinly
1 clove garlic, finely sliced
2 spring onions, finely sliced
1 red chilli, finely sliced, plus extra to garnish (optional)
2 stalks lemongrass, finely sliced
1 red capsicum, finely sliced
2 cups sliced mushrooms
2 cups baby spinach
1 tablespoon reduced-salt soy sauce
2 teaspoons fish sauce

Instructions

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Cook rice according to packet instructions.
In a frying pan, heat half the sesame oil over high. Add beef (in two batches if pan is small) and cook quickly, until browned, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
Return pan to heat and add remaining oil. Add garlic, spring onion, chilli, lemongrass and capsicum and cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes. Add mushrooms and stir-fry until mushrooms are cooked, about 5 minutes. Add spinach and cook for 1 minute, until spinach is wilted.
Remove pan from heat. Return beef and any juices to pan, along with soy sauce, fish sauce and ¼ cup water. Stir well.
To serve, divide beef and rice between 2 plates, garnished with extra chilli, if desired.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Check sauces are gluten free.

Make it low FODMAP: Use green tips of spring onion, replace mushrooms with eggplant, and replace garlic with garlic-infused olive oil.

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Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 469 cal

Kilojoules 1960 kJ

Protein 33 g

Total fat 15 g

Saturated fat 4 g

Carbohydrates 45 g

Sugar 8 g

Dietary fibre 7 g

Sodium 790 mg

Calcium 60 mg

Iron 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.