Stir-Fried Rice with Beef

Name: Stir-Fried Rice with Beef
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons soy sauce; 8 tablespoons peanut (groundnut) oil; salt and pepper; salt and pepper; a pinch of Chinese five-spice powder (optional); 450 g (1 lb) minced beef; 6 spring onions; 2 large eggs; 6 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 cm (½ inch) piece of fresh root ginger, peeled and chopped; 1 kg (2 lb) cooked long-grain rice; 1 tablespoon sesame oil

Preparation info

4-6
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Paupers Cookbook

By Jocasta Innes

Published 2014

About

The rice must be cooked, drained and cold. Yesterday’s rice is best.

Ingredients

4 tablespoons soy sauce
8 tablespoons peanut (groundnut) oil
salt and pepper

Main course
Low fat

Method

Mix the soy sauce, 1 tablespoon peanut oil, a pinch of salt, plenty of pepper and the five-spice powder (if using) in a bowl. Add the mince, stir to coat, then leave to marinate for about 1 hour, stirring quite vigorously from time to time.

Slice the spring onions, including the green parts, and arrange the green and white pieces in two separate piles. Beat the eggs with ½ tablespoon pe