Lemongrass Beef Noodle Stew

Name: Lemongrass Beef Noodle Stew
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1 tbsp finely chopped ginger; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 3 lemongrass stalks, trimmed and bruised; 2 tbsp fresh coriander leaves; 2 red chillies, sliced; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 250g braising beef, diced; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder; 1 tsp soft brown sugar; 400ml beef stock; 100g dried rice noodles; 1 lime, cut into wedges

Aromatic, melt-in-the-mouth slow-simmered beef infused with lemongrass, chilli, and rice noodles.

100 min serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

1 tbsp finely chopped ginger100g

2 garlic cloves, chopped3 pack

3 lemongrass stalks, trimmed and bruised3 pack

2 tbsp fresh coriander leaves30g

2 red chillies, sliced6 pack

2 tbsp vegetable oil1L

250g braising beef, diced400g

2 tbsp soy sauce150ml

1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder35g

1 tsp soft brown sugar500g

400ml beef stock10 cubes

100g dried rice noodles200g

1 lime, cut into wedges1 unit

Method

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.
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.

Cost to cook

serves 2 · I have the cupboard staples

Live supermarket prices, as of 3 Oct. Full-pack shop cost · about £13.01 of it is what this recipe actually uses.

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Tesco Asda

£17.99 est. · serves 2

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