Asian Crispy Beef

Ingredients:

• Unsalted peanuts                            1 tablespoon
• Garlic                                                     2 cloves
• Ginger                                                  1inch piece
• Sesame oil                                          2 tbsp
• Star anise                                            2
• Beef minced                                      200 gm
• Honey                                                   1 tsp
• Fish sauce                                           1 tsp
• Soya sauce                                          1 tsp
• Lemons                                                                2
• Rice noodles                                      150 gm
• Spring onions                                     2
• Red chili                                               1
• Lettuce leaves                                   as required
• Carrot                                                   1
• Coriander                                            4 sprigs

Method:

1. Lightly toast the peanuts in a dry frying pan, then crush and put aside.
2. Heat 1 tablespoon of sesame oil and the star anise.
3. Add the mince, breaking it apart with a spoon; add half the garlic, ginger and honey.
4. Cook till done. Mix remaining crushed ginger and garlic with the fish sauce and soya sauce and lemon juice to make a dressing.
5. Soak the rice noodles in hot water and once soft, drain them.
6. To serve, on a bed of salad leaves or lettuce, top with carrot batons and add the noodles.
7. Spoon over the dressing, sprinkle over the crispy beef
8. Add slit chili, chopped spring onions and crushed peanuts and top with the coriander leaves.