This is one of those meals that seems too tasty to be healthy, but thankfully it has plenty of nutritional value. Beef and cashews are great sources of protein, while broccolini is high in Vitamin C and iron. Whether you cook it with chicken or beef, it’s a tasty and healthy alternative to ordering takeaway Chinese food.

Ingredients (serves 4)

Teriyaki sauce recipe

3/4 cup soy sauce

¼ cup of water (boiling water with sugar)

4 tbsp of sweet rice wine

2 tbsp of white sugar

2 tbsp of mirin

1 tbsp cornflour

500g beef/chicken stir fry strips

1 tbsp rice bran oil

1 brown onion, thinly sliced diagonally

200g button mushrooms

1 bunches broccolini, trimmed, halved

Steamed jasmine rice, to serve

Method

Start by boiling the water with sugar until dissolved. Combine your remaining sauce ingredients, once water has cooled slightly mix through and marinate your meat strips cover and refrigerate for 30 min – 2 hours or overnight.

Heat a wok over high heat until hot. Add oil. Add a half of your meat. Stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes or until browned. Remove to a plate. Repeat with remaining meat.

Add more oil to wok, brown onions and stir-fry for 1 minute, add mushrooms & broccolini and stir-fry for a further minute.

Return beef & marinate, Stir-fry for 1 minute or until heated through. Add water to corn flour and add to sauce until thickens. Serve with steamed brown rice, hokkien noodles. Garnish with cashew, fresh herb or chilli.