Sichaun Steak Noodles
Whip up these tasty noodles for a healthy low calorie take on your favourite takeaway dish. Includes protein-rich steak to support healthy bones, muscles, cartilage, skin and blood, PLUS a handful of peanuts – and we all know that they’re full of good fats!
By Healthy Diet
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 400g bavette steak, trimmed of fat, thinly sliced across the grain
- 3 tbsp reduced salt soy sauce
- medium egg noodles, 3 nests
- 1 courgette, finely shredded
- 180g pack romano peppers, deseeded and cut into bitesize pieces
- 1 bunch salad onions, trimmed and cut into short lengths
- 3 tbsp roasted peanuts
- ½ tsp sichuan pepper, crushed
- ½-1 tsp chilli flakes
- 1 tbsp wok oil, plus extra to serve
- FOR THE SAUCE
- 1 tsp cornflour, mixed with
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp shaoxing rice wine or sherry
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
Method
- Toss the beef with 1 tablespoon of soy sauce and set aside. Bring a pan of water to the boil, add the noodles and simmer for 4 minutes. Add the courgette then drain together in a colander. Run under cool water, then toss with 1 tablespoon of oil. Mix the sauce ingredients with the remaining 2 tablespoons of soy.
- Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a non-stick wok or frying pan, then when very hot, add a third of the steak. Stir-fry for 1-2 minutes until dark golden and just pink in the middle, remove to a plate. Repeat twice, without using extra oil, if possible.
- Heat another teaspoon of oil, then stirfry the peppers, onions and peanuts for 2 minutes under a high heat until charred in places. Add the Sichuan pepper and chillies, stir for 30 seconds, then return the beef, juices, sauce and noodles to the pan. Cook for 1 minute, tossing carefully. Finish with a drizzle more oil if you like.
Nutrition: per serving
cals
485
fat
20.9g
sat fat
6g
carbs
42.2g
protein
3.8g
salt
1.8g
sugar
7.5g
Recipe taken from:
Waitrose
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