Thai-style green peppercorn beef stir-fry

Prep
10m
Cook
15m
serves
4
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Olivia Andrews is putting the flavour back into weeknight dinners with her Thai-stye green peppercorn beef stir-fry.

Ingredients (15)

  • 2 tbs fish sauce
  • Zest and juice of 1 lime
  • 1 tsp raw sugar
  • 1 large carrot, shredded
  • 1 long green chilli, thinly sliced
  • 2 tbs rice bran oil
  • 1 lemongrass stick, tough outer stems removed, finely grated
  • 1 tsp each cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 4 makrut (Thai) lime leaves, scrunched
  • 3 Japanese eggplants, cut into 3cm pieces (substitute 1 regular eggplant)
  • 600g beef mince
  • 200ml coconut milk
  • 2 tbs green peppercorns
  • Cooked rice noodles, to serve

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Method

  • 1.
    Combine fish sauce, lime juice and zest, and sugar in a small bowl, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Add the carrot and chilli and mix to combine. Set aside until required.
  • 2.
    Place oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Add lemongrass, cumin, coriander and lime leaves. Stir-fry for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add eggplant and stir-fry for 1 minute, then add beef, and stir-fry breaking up the mince with a spoon, for 3 minutes or until browned. Add the coconut milk, peppercorns and 1/2 cup (125ml) water. Stir-fry for 6-8 minutes until eggplant is tender and water has evaporated.
  • 3.
    Add carrot, chilli and the pickling liquid, to taste, to the wok, and stir-fry for 1 minute or until warmed through. Serve with rice noodles.
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