Cooking Beef With Leeks and Snow Peas Recipe

Preparation time; 25 minutes
Total cooking time; 15 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients for cooking Beef With Leeks And Snow Peas Recipes:

oil, for cooking
375 g (12 oz.) rump steak, cut into very thin strips
2-3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 stem lemon grass, white part only, finely chopped
1 leek, white part only, thinly sliced
2 celery sticks, thickly sliced
8 spring onions, diagonally sliced
150 g (5 oz.) snow peas, halved
100 g (3 1/2 oz.) oyster mushrooms, halved
2 tablespoons kecap manis
2 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce
2 tablespoons lime or lemon juice
3 kaffir lime leaves, shredded (see Hint)
1 tablespoon fish sauce

Directions for cooking Beef With Leeks And Snow Peas Recipes:

1, If you would like to start cooking Beef With Leeks And Snow Peas Recipes, first heat the wok until very hot, add 1 tablespoon of the oil and swirl it around to coat the side. Stir-fry the beef strips, garlic and lemon grass in two or three batches over high heat for 2-3 minutes, or until the beef is browned. Remove all the beef mixture from the wok,

2. Reheat the wok, add 1 tablespoon of the oil and stir-fry the leek, celery and spring onion for 2 minutes. Add the snow peas and oyster mushrooms, and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes, or until tender. Remove the vegetables from the wok and set aside,

3. Add the combined kecap manis, chilli sauce and lime or lemon juice to the wok, and bring to the boil. Return all the beef and vegetables to the wok and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes, or until the beef has just heated through and everything is well coated with the sauce. Toss the shredded kaffir lime leaves through the mixture and sprinkle with the fish sauce, to taste. Serve at once,

Nutritional Value for cooking Beef With Leeks And Snow Peas Recipes:

Protein 26 %;
Fat 13 g;
Carbohydrate 83 g;
Dietary fibre 5 g;
Cholesterol 66mg;
Energy 1065kj (256cal)

Hint for cooking Beef With Leeks And Snow Peas Recipes:

If kaffir lime leaves are not available, sprinkle the stir-fry with 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves just before serving. (If you chop and add them earlier they tend to turn black,)