Easy sweet and sour beef
Simple and tasty stir-fry recipe
4
Serves
10 mins
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
Recipe author
Beef + Lamb New Zealand
This easy sweet and soup stir-fry recipe is a family favourite and is the perfect dish for those pushed for time. The recipe is balanced, healthy, packed full of delicious flavours and goes great with rice or noodles. It's the perfect dish to feed a crowd.
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High Protein
High Iron
Dairy Free
Ingredients
Sweet and sour beef
600g Quality Mark beef rump steak
1 Tbsp dark soy sauce
½ tsp black pepper
300g pumpkin
seeds removed, peeled and chopped
1 small head broccoli
chopped into florets
2 tsp olive oil
4 shallots
finely chopped
1 red capsicum
sliced
2 cups sweet and sour stir-fry sauce
To serve
white rice
Or swap out, and serve with noodles.
Method
To stir-fry beef
1
Cut the beef across the grain into thin strips. Mix with 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce and a seasoning of pepper. Cover and set aside for 5-10 minutes.
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2
Add a little oil and mix well.
3
Steam or microwave the pumpkin pieces and broccoli until just tender.
4
Heat the wok, ensure it is hot.
5
Stir-fry the beef strips in 3 batches, reserving each cooked batch to rest in a warm bowl.
6
Reheat wok between each batch.
7
Reheat the wok, add oil and heat.
8
Add the shallots and capsicum, and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes.
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9
Add the cooked pumpkin, broccoli and sweet and sour sauce, stir-fry until sauce is hot.
10
Return the beef to the wok, toss to combine.
11
Serve with noodles or rice.
Nutrition Information per Serving (495g)
This nutrition analysis is based on 4 serves and includes the stir-fried beef only. It does not include the rice or noodles to serve. Feel free to use reduced salt soy sauce and a smaller amount of sweet 'n' sour sauce to reduce the sugar and sodium content of this recipe.
Energy
1931kJ (461 kcal)
Protein
37.7g
Total Fat
12.3g
Saturated Fat
3.7g
Carbs
46.6g
Dietary Fibre
5.1g
Sodium
952.3mg
Iron
4.2mg
Zinc
5.9mg
Vitamin B12
2.6µg
