Name: Stir-fried beef with baby corn, tomato and sesame
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 200 gm steak, such as sirloin, thinly sliced diagonally; 1 tbsp dark soy sauce; 2 tbsp light soy sauce; 60 ml chicken stock (¼ cup); 2 tsp cornflour; 60 ml (¼ cup grapeseed oil (60 ml (); 8 baby corn, halved lengthways; 2 banana shallots, or large golden shallots, cut into thin wedges; 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced; 150 gm cherry tomatoes, halved; 2 tbsp coarsely chopped coriander; 3 tsp sesame seeds; 2 tsp sesame oil; To serve: steamed jasmine rice (optional)

Stir-fried beef with baby corn, tomato and sesame

Recipe for Stir-fried beef with baby corn, tomato and sesame

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

10M

Total

25M

If you can find baby corn that isn’t sold in a packet or is still in the husk it’ll have a better flavour. This stir-fry has great summery flavours and plenty of texture.

Ingredients

200 gm steak, such as sirloin, thinly sliced diagonally

1 tbsp dark soy sauce

2 tbsp light soy sauce

60 ml chicken stock (¼ cup)

2 tsp cornflour

60 ml (¼ cup grapeseed oil (60 ml ()

8 baby corn, halved lengthways

2 banana shallots, or large golden shallots, cut into thin wedges

1 garlic clove, thinly sliced

150 gm cherry tomatoes, halved

2 tbsp coarsely chopped coriander

3 tsp sesame seeds

2 tsp sesame oil

To serve: steamed jasmine rice (optional)

Method

Main

1.Combine steak, dark soy sauce and half the light soy sauce in a bowl, toss to coat and set aside.

2.Stir chicken stock, cornflour and remaining light soy sauce in a bowl and set aside.

3.Heat oil in a wok over high heat, then stir-fry corn and shallot until golden (1-2 minutes). Remove from pan and set aside. Add beef to wok along with garlic and stir-fry until just cooked (1-2 minutes). Return corn and shallot to pan, add tomatoes, coriander, sesame seeds and sesame oil, and toss to combine. Add stock mixture, season to taste and stir-fry until everything is glossy (1 minute). Serve with rice.