Smashed cucumber & beef stir fry
https://www.coop.co.uk/recipes/smashed-cucumber-and-beef-stir-fry
Quick pickling the cucumber means it holds its shape and adds a real freshness to the dish
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Feeds
2
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Ready in
30 minutes
Each serving contains
% of adult’s reference intake | Carbohydrates per serving : 47g
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Ingredients
- ½ Co-op cucumber
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 1 tsp Fairtrade caster sugar
- 1 tbsp Co-op vegetable oil
- 100g Co-op 5% fat beef mince
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
- 2 spring onions, finely sliced
- ½ tbsp Co-op reduced salt dark soy sauce
- ½ tbsp Co-op white wine vinegar
- 250g pack Co-op microwave long grain rice
Method
- Slice the cucumber in half lengthways, cut into 3-4cm pieces and lightly crush with the back of a knife
- Season, toss with the lemon juice and ½ tsp of the sugar, then scrunch together with your hands and leave to marinade for 10 mins
- While the cucumber is quick pickling, heat the oil in a large frying pan and stir fry the mince on a high heat until it starts to darken
- Reduce the heat and cook for 10 mins, stirring occasionally, until crisp
- Add the garlic and chilli to the pan, turn the heat up again and stir fry for 2 mins
- Drain the cucumber and add to the pan, along with most of the spring onion and cook for 4 mins
- Stir in the soy sauce, wine vinegar and remaining sugar, cook for 2 mins more, then season
- Cook the rice according to the pack instructions, then divide between 2 plates
- Spoon over the spicy beef mixture, then top with the remaining spring onion
