Lemongrass beef stew with noodles

Name: Lemongrass beef stew with noodles
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1 tbsp ginger; 2 garlic cloves; 3 lemongrass stalks; 2 tbsp cilantro; 2 red chiles; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 9 oz beef; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp five spice powder; 1 tsp brown sugar; 1 ⅔ cups + 1 tsp beef stock; 3 ½ oz rice noodles; To serve lime

A Thai dinner. Ready in about 2 hours. Difficulty: medium.

25 minPrep (about)
1 hr 35 minCook (about)
2 hrTotal time
4Servings
MediumDifficulty

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Ingredients

How many people?

− 4 people +

Recipe makes 4

Main ingredient

9 oz beef Shopping tip: Chuck roast or stew beef, cut in cubes.

Fresh & other

1 tbsp ginger
2 garlic cloves
3 lemongrass stalks
2 tbsp cilantro Shopping tip: Fresh cilantro (UK: coriander). Use the leaves and soft stems.
2 red chiles Shopping tip: Fresno or red jalapeño for mild (seeds out); Thai bird's eye for hot.
1 tsp brown sugar
1 ⅔ cups + 1 tsp beef stock Shopping tip: Beef broth (carton or can), or a beef bouillon cube in hot water.
3 ½ oz rice noodles
To serve lime

Sauces & oils

2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp soy sauce

Spices & seasonings (1): five spice powder

1 tsp five spice powder

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

Put the 1 chilli, coriander, lemongrass, garlic and ginger in a food processor.
Pulse until puréed.
Heat your oil in pan over a low heat.
Add the purée.
Cook for 5 mins.
Stir in stock, sugar, five-spice, soy and the beef.
Put on a lid.
Bring to the boil, lower heat.
Simmer for 1 hr 15 mins.
Remove the lid.
Heat for a further 15 mins till the beef is tender.
Before serving, prepare noodles following pack instructions.
Drain well.
Split it between 2 bowls.
Spoon over the beef stew.
Dish up sprinkled with the rest of the chilli plus coriander leaves, using lime wedges for squeezing over.