Sesame-soy beef and green bean stir-fry
Serves: 2
Prep time: 25 minsTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Kris Kirkham
Sesame-soy beef and green bean stir-fry
Put the takeaway menu down! This speedy stir fry makes for a sizzling Friday night dinner
Serves: 2
Prep time: 25 minsTotal time: 
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
398Kcal
Fat
10gr
Saturates
2gr
Carbs
46gr
Sugars
14gr
Fibre
6gr
Protein
28gr
Salt
1.2gr
Tamsin Burnett-Hall
Tamsin learned the tricks of the trade from cookery legend Delia Smith. A trusted recipe writer for the magazine for over 25 years, she is now our Senior Food Producer, overseeing testing and editing to ensure that every recipe tastes great, is straightforward to follow and works without fail. In her home kitchen, Tamsin creates fuss-free flavour-packed food for friends and family, with baking being her ultimate form of comfort cooking
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Tamsin Burnett-Hall
Tamsin learned the tricks of the trade from cookery legend Delia Smith. A trusted recipe writer for the magazine for over 25 years, she is now our Senior Food Producer, overseeing testing and editing to ensure that every recipe tastes great, is straightforward to follow and works without fail. In her home kitchen, Tamsin creates fuss-free flavour-packed food for friends and family, with baking being her ultimate form of comfort cooking
See more of Tamsin Burnett-Hall’s recipes
Ingredients
- 1½ tbsp reduced salt soy sauce (we used Kikkoman)
- 2 tsp clear honey
- 1 red chilli, deseeded and sliced
- ½ tbsp Chinese 5 spice
- 3 tsp sesame oil
- 175g beef sizzler steaks, trimmed
- 85g dried soba noodles or rice noodles
- 1 medium onion, sliced thickly
- 150g trimmed green beans, halved
- 1 x 225g tin water chestnuts, drained
Step by step
- Mix half the soy, the honey, chilli, 5 spice and 1 teaspoon of the sesame oil together in a bowl. Cut the steak into thin strips and turn to coat. Set aside for 5-10 minutes to marinate.
- Cook the noodles in salted boiling water for 4-5 minutes or until just al dente, then drain and refresh in cold water.
- Heat 1 teaspoon of sesame oil in a wok or large frying pan over a high heat. Tip in the beef and marinade and stir-fry for 2 minutes (it will cook quickly as it’s so thin) then tip into a bowl. Wipe out the pan if necessary and heat the rest of the sesame oil.
- Add the onion and green beans to the pan and stir fry for 2-3 minutes until starting to colour. Add 3 tablespoons of water to help cook the beans through and cook for a further 3 minutes before adding the water chestnuts, noodles and remaining soy. Return the beef to the pan and toss everything together to heat through thoroughly.
- Divide between 2 bowls to serve.
