1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 large garlic clove, cut into thin strips
450 g (1 lb) fillet steak, cut into thin
strips 1 red pepper, seeded and cut into
matchstick strips 1 green pepper, seeded and cut into
matchstick strips
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons dry sherry salt and pepper
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
method
1. Heat the olive oil in a deep frying pan or wok and stir-fry the onion and garlic for 2 minutes.
2. Add the strips of beef and stir-fry briskly until evenly browned on all sides and almost tender.
3. Add the strips of red and green pepper and stir-fry for a further 2 minutes.
4. Add the soy sauce, sherry, salt and pepper to taste and the rosemary, and stir-fry for a further 1-2 minutes.
5. Serve piping hot with brown rice.
Fillet steak is the most suitable cut to use for this dish. Less expensive cuts tend to be tougher and are better suited to slower methods of cooking.
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