Lemongrass beef skewers with pickled carrot & noodle salad

Lemongrass beef skewers with pickled carrot & noodle salad

Just because it's an after-work supper, it can still look good, as this stylish dish shows

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Low-fat

Method

  1. Mix the lemongrass, chilli sauce, the juice of 1/2 a lime, 1 tsp of oil and some seasoning in a bowl. Tip in the beef strips and stir.
  2. Cook the rice noodles following the packet instructions, rinse with cold water and drain thoroughly. Mix the sugar and fish sauce with the juice of 1 lime. Add the onion, carrots and noodles and leave to rest while you cook the beef.
  3. Thread the beef strips onto skewers and griddle or grill for 3-5 minutes or until cooked to your liking, turning frequently. Mix the mint into the noodle salad and serve alongside the beef skewers with a wedge of lime.

PER SERVING

421 kcalories, protein 30.9g, carbohydrate 56.3g, fat 9.6 g, saturated fat 3.4g, fibre 1.8g, salt 1.99 g

Recipe from olive magazine, March 2011.

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  • 15 April 2011

    iFoodBoy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Easy peasy to make and tastes great. Add some chilli to the noodles if you like heat. Dont be put off by the chilli sauce on the beef, it ends up pretty mild. This would be good on BBQ too Im sure.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Low-fat

Ingredients

  • 1 stalk lemongrass , thick outer leaves removed, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
  • 2 limes
  • vegetable oil
  • 250g beef fillet or sirloin steak, trimmed of fat and thinly sliced
  • 100g rice vermicelli noodles
  • 2 tsp golden caster sugar
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • ½ small red onion , thinly sliced
  • 2 small carrots , peeled and cut into ribbons with peeler
  • handful mint , roughly chopped
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PER SERVING

421 kcalories, protein 30.9g, carbohydrate 56.3g, fat 9.6 g, saturated fat 3.4g, fibre 1.8g, salt 1.99 g

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