Name: Crispy sesame beef and chop suey
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Beef
Ingredients: 800 g steak rump or sirloin; salt; 80 ml cornflour maizena; oil for deep frying; 2 carrots large, peeled and sliced on the diagonal; 150 g green beans fine; 150 g broccoli cut into florets; 4 spring onions sliced diagonally; 6 pak choy baby, broken into leaves; 10 ml vegetable oil; 15 ml soy sauce to taste; 250 ml sweet chilli sauce; 80 ml soy sauce; 15 ml sesame oil; 15 ml honey; 5 ml fresh ginger grated; 45 ml sesame seeds

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Ingredients (17)

CRISPY BEEF:

800 g	steak — rump or sirloin
	salt
80 ml	cornflour — maizena
	oil — for deep frying

CHOP SUEY:

2	carrots — large, peeled and sliced on the diagonal
150 g	green beans — fine
150 g	broccoli — cut into florets
4	spring onions — sliced diagonally
6	pak choy — baby, broken into leaves
10 ml	vegetable oil
15 ml	soy sauce — to taste

STICKY SESAME SAUCE:

250 ml	sweet chilli sauce
80 ml	soy sauce
15 ml	sesame oil
15 ml	honey
5 ml	fresh ginger — grated
45 ml	sesame seeds

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Method:

Heat a large heavy based pot of oil or a deep fryer.

Season the sliced beef with salt and coat with half of the corn flour. Allow to stand for 5 minutes. You will notice most of the corn flour has absorbed into the meat. Add the remaining corn flour and coat the meat well again.

Fry the meat in batches for +- 3 minutes – or until crispy. Spread the crispy beef out onto a paper towel lined cooling rack.

Meanwhile, heat a little oil in a large heavy based frying pan. Over high heat, fry the carrots and beans for 3-4 minutes. Add the broccoli and fry until bright green, the add the spring onions and pak choi and fry until almost wilted. The veggies should be vibrant in colour, slightly caramelised and al dente. Add a splash of soy sauce and toss through the veggies. Remove from the pan and set aside. Feel free to dish the veg in heated serving bowls.

In the same pan, add all the sticky sesame sauce ingredients and bring to a simmer. Allow to reduce for 5 minutes. The mixture should be rather thick and syrupy.

Add the crispy beef into the sauce and toss around until well combined and glistening with sticky goodness.

Serve immediately on a bed of chop suey. Garnish with extra sesame seeds.

Enjoy with optional extra soy and chilli to taste.

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