Stir Fry - Beef Sesame


Provided you are not vegetarian, it is important to include red meat in your child's diet, as red meat provides the richest source of iron and iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in children in the UK. This stir fry is a firm family favourite in my house.
 

Stir Fry

 

  

Ingredients

1 tbsp sesame oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 medium carrot cut into matchsticks
100g (4oz) baby sweetcorn cut into quarters
1/2 yellow bell pepper, seeded and cut into matchsticks
1 courgette (approx 100g/4oz) cut into matchsticks
300g (10oz) beef fillet, cut into very fine strips 1 tbsp cornflour
150ml (5oz) beef stock
2 tbsp dark brown sugar
2 tbsp soy sauce

 

Method:

Heat the sesame oil in a wok and stir fry the garlic, carrots, sweetcorn and courgette for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the beef and continue to stir fry for 4 to 5 minutes. Mix the cornflour together with a tablespoon of water and stir into the beef stock. Stir this into the pan together with the sugar, soy sauce, Tabasco and sesame seeds. Bring to the simmer, cook until slightly thickened and serve with rice.

 

Suitable for freezing