Noodles with beef and broccoli

Name: Noodles with beef and broccoli
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1 small chilli, seeded and thinly sliced; 250 g egg noodles; 2 tablespoons sunflower oil; 2 kaffir lime leaves, shredded; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 250 g rump steak, cut into thin strips; 200 g broccoli, cut into florets; 100 ml stock or water; 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Winter Food

By Jill Norman

Published 2005

About

This is a version of a common Thai dish that is also made with pork or chicken, and when made there uses many more chillies. Make sure to shred the lime leaves very finely or they are impossible to eat; if you can’t, it is better to leave them in large pieces and remove them before serving.

Ingredients

250 g egg noodles
2 tablespoons sunflower oil
3 cloves

Asia
Thailand
Dinner
South East Asia

Method

Cook the egg noodles in a big pan of boiling water until just tender, about 3–4 minutes. Drain, rinse under cold water and set aside.

Heat a wok and when it is very hot, pour in the oil, swirling it around to coat the sides. Stir-fry the garlic and chilli until the garlic is golden brown, then add the beef and stir well. Add the broccoli, lime leaves, fish sauce, soy sauce and st