Name: Stir-fried beef with rice noodles and mushrooms
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 200 gm thinly sliced beef fillet; 100 ml peanut or grapeseed oil; 2 tbsp finely grated ginger; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 200 gm mixed mushrooms, such as shiitake, enoki and black fungi; 6 spring onions, thinly sliced; 500 gm fresh rice noodles, sliced into 1cm ribbons (see note); 2 tbsp each dark soy sauce and light soy sauce; Beef marinade; 2 tbsp dark soy sauce; 1 tbsp light soy sauce; 1 tsp sesame oil; ½ tsp caster sugar; ½ tsp cornflour; Chilli-vinegar; 2 tbsp Chinese black rice vinegar; 2 tsp dark soy sauce; 2 tsp roast chilli flakes in oil

Stir-fried beef with rice noodles and mushrooms

Fresh rice noodles have wonderful texture. Adding them to your go-to stir-fry adds a special touch, as do the chilli oil and mix of mushrooms we've opted for here.

Serves 4

Ingredients

200 gm thinly sliced beef fillet

100 ml peanut or grapeseed oil

2 tbsp finely grated ginger

1 garlic clove, finely chopped

200 gm mixed mushrooms, such as shiitake, enoki and black fungi

6 spring onions, thinly sliced

500 gm fresh rice noodles, sliced into 1cm ribbons (see note)

2 tbsp each dark soy sauce and light soy sauce

Beef marinade

2 tbsp dark soy sauce

1 tbsp light soy sauce

1 tsp sesame oil

½ tsp caster sugar

½ tsp cornflour

Chilli-vinegar

2 tbsp Chinese black rice vinegar

2 tsp dark soy sauce

2 tsp roast chilli flakes in oil

Method

1.Combine beef marinade ingredients in a bowl, add beef, stir to coat and stand to marinate for 15 minutes, then drain well.

2.Meanwhile, for chilli-vinegar, combine ingredients and set aside.

3.Heat 25ml oil in a wok over high heat, add beef, ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant and beef is browned (2-3 minutes), then set aside.

4.Heat another 25ml oil in wok, add mushrooms and spring onion and stir-fry until just tender (1-2 minutes), add to beef and set aside.

5.Add remaining oil and noodles to wok and stir-fry until just golden (4-5 minutes), add soy sauces, season to taste and toss to combine. Toss with beef mixture and serve hot with chilli-vinegar.