Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry

Ingredients

500g Sirloin steak

1 Broccoli crown

1.5cm fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped

2 garlic cloves, crushed or chopped

2 Sachets Blue Dragon chow mein sauce

For the marinade:

1 tbsp Sesame oil

1 tbsp Dark soy sauce

1 tsp Brown sugar

1 tsp Cornflour

1/4 tsp Baking soda - don't leave this out!

Method

Mix the marinade ingredients in a suitably sized bowl

Thinly slice the steak into 0.5cm thick strips no more than 5cm long

Put the beef strips in a bowl, mix well until the beef is well coated and leave to marinade for 30 minutes

Heat some vegetable oil in a pan over a medium high heat

Add the beef to the pan and stir fry for about 4 minutes until the beef is browned and looks about 98% cooked

Take the beef out of the pan and put to one side

Add the ginger, garlic and broccoli to the pan along with 2 tbsp of cold water and cook until the broccoli is bright green and slightly tender

Pour the chow mein sauce sachets into the pan and let the sauce heat through for a minute or so

Add the cooked beef back to the pan and mix everything together. Cook for a further 2 minutes and serve with noodles

Tip: For a bit of added colour, peel a medium carrot and cut it into batons and add to the pan at the same time as the broccoli