Lemongrass beef stew with noodles

Lemongrass beef stew with noodles

Get a taste of South Eat Asia with this iron-rich, fragrant stir-fry with chilli, ginger, lemongrass and coriander

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 45 mins

Freezable

FREEZE stew only

Method

  1. Put the ginger, garlic, lemongrass, coriander and 1 chilli in a food processor, then pulse until puréed. Heat the oil in a pan over a low heat. Add the purée and cook for 5 mins. Stir in the beef, soy, five-spice, sugar and stock. Put on a lid and bring to the boil, then lower heat and simmer for 1 hr 15 mins. Remove the lid and cook for a further 15 mins until the beef is tender.
  2. Just before serving, prepare noodles following pack instructions. Drain well, then divide between 2 bowls and spoon over the beef stew. Serve sprinkled with the remaining chilli and coriander leaves, with lime wedges for squeezing over.
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MAKE IT SPEEDY


Quickly brown 250g lean sirloin steaks, sliced into strips, in 1 tbsp oil over a high heat, then remove from the pan. Make the gingery paste and fry in another tbsp oil as above, then add the soy, five-spice, sugar and stock. Simmer for 15 mins, then stir back in the beef and cook until done to your liking. Serve with noodles, as above.

PER SERVING

502 kcalories, protein 35g, carbohydrate 43g, fat 20 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 1g, sugar 4g, salt 3.5 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2012.

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  • 03 November 2012

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very easy to make. I put mine in the oven for the stated time instead of on the hob. Husband loved it!

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  • 07 November 2012

    Janet rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Slightly blander than we were expecting with the ingredients used

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  • 20 November 2012

    yum yum yum commented on this recipe

    This was so easy and so delicious. The sauce was rich yet vibrant with the taste of chilli and lemongrass and the beef had sucked in all the beautiful flavours. I added red pepper and pak choi in the last 5 minutes to up the veg content and to bulk it out a bit. The pak choi was particularly good with it. Great recipe - it will soon be one of my staples!

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  • 06 December 2012

    mmgr divechick commented on this recipe

    Unusually for me, I actually followed the recipeto a T, and immediately the spices were cooking in the oil, before the beef was even added my taste buds were looking forward to the meal. It was lovely, don't know how another person can say it was bland - you add 2 chillies, with or without seeds, so can make it as hot as you like really. The dish is so fragrant and delicious it doesn't need to be too hot - for me anyway. Just a shame it needs so long to cook!!! Might try the speedy version next, but I'm not sure the meat will be so tender......YUM YUM

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  • 10 January 2013

    Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was delicious, but there was a lot of liquid, which was quite thin so I would probably flour my beef next time. I also used 600g of beef for 4 of us and it only just stretched, so I would recommend more than 250g for two people, as there are no veggies in it to bulk it out. I served stir fried vegetables on the side.

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    16 February 2013

    dei rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely and Easy. I added onion to give it more flavor and also used 1kg of beef braising steak from the butcher. Served it with Thai Coconut curry, and squash and pineapple curry for a dinner party. Worked well. Also cooked it for a long time. Added beans 30mins before serving and spring onions. Just served with rice.

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  • 08 March 2013

    Badge rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made this last Night was very nice and my husband loved it . I added some potatoes and onions just to add a bit more to it and a dash of cream topped with crushed peanuts.

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  • 06 April 2013

    Cooking nana rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Cooked this yesterday and thought it was absolutely gorgeous. Will defiantly being cooking it again very soon.

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  • 13 May 2013

    Trabunch rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made this for a couple of friends and it went down a treat! They were surprised at how tender the beef was and I was asked to provide the recipe. A great meal to prepare in advance as well and reheat. Loved the flavour. Served it with the rice noodles and some pak choi that had been stir-fried in sesame oil, soy sauce and garlic. Lovely!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 45 mins

Freezable

FREEZE stew only

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp ginger , chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves , chooped
  • 3 stalks lemongrass , outer leaves removed, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp coriander leaves, plus extra to serve
  • 2 red chillies , thinly sliced (leave the seeds in if you like it spicy)
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 250g stewing beef , cut into 2.5cm cubes
  • 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 1 tsp five spice powder
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • 400ml beef stock
  • 100g wide rice noodles
  • lime wedges, to serve
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502 kcalories, protein 35g, carbohydrate 43g, fat 20 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 1g, sugar 4g, salt 3.5 g

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