Beef with oyster sauce

• 450 g sirloin steak, rump or fillet, chopped into 5 cm pieces
• 2 T Woolworths peanut or stir-fry oil
• 1½ T brown sugar
• 2 T soya sauce
• 2 t garlic, crushed
• 2 t ginger, crushed
• 125 g mange tout
• 100 g asparagus tips, halved
• 4 bulbs pak choi, halved
• 1 x 200 ml bottle Woolworths Asian oyster-flavoured sauce
• a squeeze lemon juice, for serving
• sticky rice, for serving

1. Toss the meat with the oil, sugar and soya sauce. Fry in a very hot pan or wok until dark brown.

2. Add the garlic and ginger. Stir-fry for 30 seconds, then add the vegetables. Stir-fry for a further 2 minutes, then add the oyster sauce and cook until warmed through, about 30 seconds. Add a squeeze of lemon juice and serve with the rice.

Cook’s note: Substitute beef with chicken or tofu. You can add beans and spinach, too.

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Photographs: Jan Ras
Production: Abigail Donnelly
Food assistant: Bianca Strydom