Three Things to do with Beef

Beef is one of my favourite meats, but I don't cook with it alot as I never really know what to do with it. So to get my beef fix at home, I usually end up buying minced beef and frying it up with random veg. But that's getting a little boring and never looks particularly pretty.

It makes me a little sad though that I hardly have any beef recipes on here so I've been making the effort to sort this issue out...

So here are some more colourful recipes which I hope you'll want to try out instead of any boring mince recipes I may post up that won't look as exciting!

Asian Steak Strips and Butterbean Salad (above)

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For 2:

2 steak fillets
200g butterbeans
Large handful of spinach and watercress
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp veggie oil
2 tsp rice vinegar
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp hoisin sauce
Touch of ginger, grated
Salt and pepper

1) Mix together the oils, vinegar, sauces and ginger.
2) Season the steaks and cook in a hot pan for a few minutes on each side (longer if you prefer well done). Take out the pan and rest for 5 minutes.
3) Toss the spinach and watercress in the sauce you made.
4) Divide onto two plates and sit the butterbeans on top.
5) Slice the steaks and arrange on top of the salad, garnishing with some more watercress and drizzling with any remaining sauce.


Pineapple Beef Stir Fry

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For 2:
200g beef steak chunks
300g tin of pineapple chunks
Half a cucumber, chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
2 spring onions, chopped
100ml hot beef stock
1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
1 tbsp rice wine
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp soy sauce
Dash of sesame oil
Sauce:
2 tbsp rice wine
1 tbsp sesame oil
Bit of cornflour

1) Mix the sauce ingredients together, adding as much cornflour as needed to preferred thickness. Add the beef and leave to marinade for at least 15 minutes.
2) Fry the beef for a few minutes, then set aside.
3) Gently fry the vegetables, then pour in the stock, followed by the ginger, rice wine, honey, soy sauce and sesame oil. Cook for another couple of minutes.
4) Stir in the pineapple then return the beef, mixing until everything is cooked through.
5) Serve with steamed rice or noodles.


Spiced Steak with Minted Couscous

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For 2:
2 fillet steaks
100g couscous
150ml hot veggie stock
4 cherry tomatoes, halved
2 tbsp chickpeas
1 spring onion, chopped
2 tsp mint
Juice of 1 lemon
Marinade:
100ml olive oil
Juice of 4 lemons
1 shallot, grated
2 garlic cloves, grated
4 tbsp ginger
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp parsley
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp cumin
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp oregano

1) Mix the marinade ingredients in a bowl, add the steaks and leave overnight (or for at least 20 mins!)
2) Grill the steaks for 8-10 minutes (turning once), depending on how well done you like it. Take off heat and leave to rest for 5 mins.
3) Meanwhile, pour the stock over the couscous and cover for 5 mins. Mix in the rest of the ingredients and serve with the steaks.

Other beef recipes you might like.