Stir-fried curried beef with noodles and basil
Serves: 4
Time to make: 25 mins
Total cost: $13.92 / $3.48 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 280g dried egg noodles
- oil spray
- 350g lean beef mince
- 2 teaspoons curry powder
- 1 bunch spring onions, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 medium red capsicums, deseeded, sliced
- 2 cups green beans, trimmed, cut in thirds
- ½ cup Thai basil
- 1 lemon, cut in wedges, to serve
- Sauce
- ½ cup salt-reduced beef stock
- 1 ½ tablespoons salt-reduced soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
Instructions
1 Place noodles in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Stand for 2 minutes then drain well and shake dry. Set aside.
2 Spray a wok or large frying pan with oil and place over a high heat. Add mince and curry powder. Stir-fry for 3-4 minutes until beef is browned. Remove from pan.
3 Spray pan with a little more oil and stir-fry spring onions, garlic, capsicums and beans over a medium heat for 3-4 minutes until softened, adding 1 tablespoon water to pan to steam vegetables.
4 Meanwhile, in a small bowl combine all sauce ingredients.
5 Add noodles, beef and sauce to wok and simmer for 2 more minutes until heated through. Stir in basil and serve immediately with lemon wedges.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
Kilojoules 1900kJ
Calories 454cal
Protein 31g
Total fat 10g
–Saturated fat 3g
Carbohydrates 60g
–Sugars 10g
Dietary fibre 9g
Sodium 800mg
Calcium 120mg
Iron 7mg
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