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Five-spice beef with black bean sauce & bok choi
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Five-spice beef with black bean sauce & bok choi

8 ingredients 15 min + 20 min Serves 2 openrecipes
Five-spice beef with black bean sauce & bok choi

Try this Asian-inspired beef dish and find out why Chinese five-spice is a store cupboard must-have. It's versatile, easy to use and delicious

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

724
Calories
38g
Protein
30g
Fat
67g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Black Bean 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 114
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Sauce not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
  • 1 large sirloin steak (about 300g/10oz)
  • 3 heads bok choi or pak choi, halved
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 100g sachet black bean sauce
  • 2 garlic cloves , finely minced
  • 1 small piece fresh root ginger , finely minced
  • 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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