Five Spice Beef Stir Fry

Before pan-frying beef, the stove heat should be high enough, and the fry pan is nice and hot. Otherwise the beef will release and lose its juice. Make sure not to over-cook it though.
Once the beef is mixed with marinade, pan-fry it immediately.

Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Yield: 2 to 3 serves

Ingredients:

• 300 gm beef fillet
• 1 clove garlic, sliced
• 1 tsp light soy sauce
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 spring onion, diced
• 1 red chilli, roughly chopped, optional
• 4 iceberg lettuce leave, Shredded

Marinade:

• ¼ tsp salt
• ⅛ tsp five-spice powder
• ½ tsp sugar

Method:

1. Cut beef fillet into 3-cm / 1-inch chunks. Set aside.
2. Heat oil in a fry pan over medium-high heat. Saute garlic. Don’t burn it. Drain and discard.
3. In the meantime, mix beef fillet with marinade well. Increase heat to high. The fry pan should be hot enough. Quickly place beef fillet in the pan in one single layer, not overlapping each other. Pan fry one side for 3 minutes. Flip over the other side and cook for a further 1 minute. Sprinkle soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Stir to combine quickly. Sprinkle diced spring onion. Transfer the beef onto shredded iceberg lettuce. Garnish with red chilli. Serve immediately.

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