Serves 4
Ingredients:
500 gms beef steak (thinly sliced into strips)
500 gms mixed stir fry vegetables (fresh or frozen)
4 - 5 spring onions (thickly sliced with greens)
4 garlic cloves (thinly sliced)
1/2 cup salted peanuts (chopped)
1/4 cup oyster sauce
Juice of 2 lemons
1 tbsp brown sugar
Salt + black pepper (cracked)
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Method:
Heat an empty large wok for a whole minute. Add half quantity of oil and stir-fry, beef strips, immediately, in batches, to brown. Remove onto a plate and cover. Add remaining oil to wok along with spring onions.
Stir for 1 to 2 minutes, then add garlic. Stir it in only for a moment, then add vegetables. Stir-fry for 5 minutes. Return beef to wok, along with seasoning, brown sugar, oyster sauce and lemon juice. Stir in peanuts. Cook, stirring gently, for a further couple of minutes. Serve immediately over steamed rice.
* A version of this article appears in print in the 27 March, 2025 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly
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