Asian Steak & Cashew Stir-Fry

Emily Davenport
Servings

4 servings

Prep Time

10 minutes

Calories

303

Cuisine

Asian

Category

Mains, meat, beef, steak

A deliciously low-calorie Asian Steak & Cashew Stir-Fry recipe from A Zest For Life Cookbook.

Asian Steak & Cashew Stir-Fry

Ingredients

  • Aberdeen Angus frying steak 300g (11oz)
  • Chinese five spice powder ½ tsp

  • Soy sauce 1 tbsp
  • Savoy cabbage 1 small, cored and finely shredded
  • Cashew nuts 50g (2oz)
  • Vegetable oil 4 tsp
  • Root ginger 2.5cm (1in) piece, unpeeled, grated
  • Garlic 1 clove, peeled and grated
  • Shallot 1, peeled and sliced
  • Dried chilli flakes ½–1 tsp

  • Thai fish sauce 1 tbsp
  • Lime 1, juice only
  • Fresh coriander and mint leaves 25g (1oz), roughly chopped
  • Find this recipe in the A Zest For Life Cookbook

Directions

  1. Put the steak on a plate and sprinkle with five spice powder then drizzle with soy sauce."
  2. Put the cabbage into a colander over a large saucepan and pour a kettleful of boiling water over it. Leave to drain.

  3. Heat a wok or large frying pan. Add the cashews and toast for a few minutes, stirring, until just turning brown. Tip them out into a small dish.

  4. Add 2 teaspoons of oil to the wok and put over a high heat. Add the steak, reserving the marinade. Sear the meat for 1 minute on each side then set aside on a plate and keep warm.

  5. Put the pan back on the heat, add the remaining oil along with the ginger, garlic, shallot and chilli flakes. Stir-fry for 30 seconds then add the cabbage and stir-fry for 3 minutes until it starts to soften.

  6. Pour in the reserved marinade along with the fish sauce, lime juice and half the herbs. Spoon the cabbage onto a serving platter.

  7. Cut the steak into strips and arrange it on top, spooning on the meat juices. Scatter with cashews and the remaining herbs.

Asian Steak & Cashew Stir-Fry


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