Salty, sticky and sweet umami stir-fried beef is served on a fresh, vermicelli noodle salad packed with fresh crisp veggies and a tangy dressing.
This Week
2 Dec - 8 Dec
Meal Prep Guide
Prepare the marinade for the steak (store in an airtight container in the fridge).
Ingredients
- 4 Tbsp tamari
- 2 Tbsp sweet chilli sauce
- 1 Tbsp ginger (grated)
- 1 clove garlic (crushed)
Method
- Simply add all the ingredients to a small container and mix well.
Prepare the salad dressing (store in a glass jar in the fridge).
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 Tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp sweet chilli sauce
- 1 garlic clove (crushed)
Method
- Simply add all the ingredients into a glass jar and shake well to combine.
Tips
- We like to cook vermicelli noodles by adding them to a large bowl, pouring over some boiling water and letting them sit for 3-5 minutes before rinsing them under cold water and using scissors to cut them slightly.
Shortcuts
Vegetables
- Add some grated carrot.
- Swap out the cos for finely shaved cabbage.
Protein
- You can swap out the beef for chicken, prawns or tofu if you’d prefer.
Other
- Swap out the mint for Thai basil.
- Add some roasted peanuts or cashews to the salad.
Ingredients
Stirfry beef
- 600g stir-fry beef or steak of choice cut into thin strips
- 4 Tbsp tamari
- 2 Tbsp sweet chilli sauce
- 1 Tbsp ginger (grated)
- 1 garlic clove (crushed)
- Coconut oil (for cooking)
Salad
- 100g vermicelli noodles
- 120g mixed leaf lettuce (1 bag)
- 1 yellow or red capsicum (sliced)
- 1 mini cucumber (sliced into half moons)
- 200g cherry tomatoes, 1 punnet (cut into halves)
- 1 red or green chilli (finely sliced)
- ½ cup coriander (roughly chopped)
- ¼ cup Vietnamese or standard mint (roughly chopped)
- 2 Tbsp toasted sesame seeds
Dressing
- 2 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 Tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp sweet chilli sauce
- 1 garlic clove (crushed)
Method
- Get started by marinating the steak. Add the thinly sliced steak to a medium-sized bowl with the tamari, sweet chilli sauce, ginger and garlic; set aside while you prepare everything else.
- Cook the noodles as per packet instructions or see tips, once cooked run under cold water and set aside.
- Add the cooked noodles, cos, capsicum, cherry tomatoes, cucumber and herbs to a large platter or salad bowl; set aside.
- Heat a large pan over a high heat, add a little coconut oil and stirfry the steak for 2-3 minutes until the sauce has reduced and turned sticky.
- Once cooked, set aside to cool for a couple of minutes while you dress the salad.
- To make the dressing simply add all ingredients to a glass jar and shake well to combine; pour the dressing over the salad and toss well. Scatter over the stir-fried beef and sesame seeds.
Variations
Vegetables
- Add some grated carrot.
- Swap out the cos for finely shaved cabbage.
Protein
- You can swap out the beef for chicken, prawns or tofu if you’d prefer.
Other
- Swap out the mint for Thai basil.
- Add some roasted peanuts or cashews to the salad.
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