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Beef Cashew Stir Fry - Try this Beef and Cashew Stir Fry recipe for an easy, tasty, budget-friendly weeknight dinner ready in minutes.

Easy Beef and Cashew Nut Stir Fry Recipe with Pickled Veggies

Try this Beef and Cashew Nut Stir Fry recipe for an easy, tasty, budget-friendly weeknight dinner you can make at home.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: Asian, Asian Cooking, Asian food, Asian recipes, Beef, Beef mince, Stir fry
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4

Equipment

  • Frying pan
  • Stovetop
  • Microwave

Ingredients

  • 150 g baby cucumber
  • 1 carrot
  • ½ cup rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoon light soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 3 clove garlic
  • 2 tablespoon fresh ginger
  • 1 cup frozen edamame beans
  • ⅓ bunch green onion
  • 2 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 500 g beef mince
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon cornflour
  • ½ cup cashews raw
  • ⅓ cup kecap manis
  • 450 g microwave rice

Instructions

  • Thinly slice baby cucumbers. Peel and thinly slice carrot into half moons. In a small bowl mix rice wine vinegar, soy sauce and brown sugar. Set aside your child's plain vegetables then add the rest to the liquid to pickle.
    150 g baby cucumber, 1 carrot, ½ cup rice wine vinegar, 2 tablespoon light soy sauce, 1 tablespoon brown sugar
    In a bowl mix vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar, cucumber, and carrots.
  • Peel and mince garlic. Peel and finely grate ginger. Measure out edamame and pour hot water over it to defrost. Finely slice green onions, separating into whites and greens.
    3 clove garlic, 2 tablespoon fresh ginger, 1 cup frozen edamame beans, ⅓ bunch green onion
    Prep garlic, ginger, edamame, and green onion.
  • Heat a large frying pan on high. Add oil and fry beef, (broken up into handfuls), whites of the green onions, garlic, ginger, garlic powder and cornflour. Leave beef to caramelise without stirring for a minute, then cook, breaking up until browned (about 5 mins).
    3 clove garlic, 2 tablespoon fresh ginger, ⅓ bunch green onion, 2 teaspoon sesame oil, 500 g beef mince, 1 tablespoon garlic powder, 1 tablespoon cornflour
    Cook beef in a frying pan with green onion, garlic, ginger, garlic powder, and cornflour.
  • Add cashew nuts and kecap manis, and continue to cook until everything is well coated. Drain pickled vegetables and pour the pickling liquid into the pan, and simmer until it thickens into a sauce. Meanwhile, microwave the rice. It shouldn't need any salt and pepper, but season to taste.
    ½ cup cashews, ⅓ cup kecap manis, 450 g microwave rice
    Add cashew nuts, kecap manis, and pickling liquid into the pan and mix.
  • Serve your child rice, edamame, cucumber and carrot, and beef separately. Remove cashews for small kids.
    Serve adults rice with edamame topped with beef and cashew mixture, pickled veg and green onions.
    You couild also swap green onion for red onion, or add red pepper if you like.
    Beef Cashew Stir Fry - Serve rice with edamame and top with beef and cashew mixture. Serve pickled vegetables on the side. Top with remaining green onions.

Nutrition

Calories: 688kcal | Carbohydrates: 77g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 1166mg | Potassium: 882mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 2595IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 89mg | Iron: 8mg