Ingredients

• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 125g/4½oz beef steak
• finely sliced
• 1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• ½ green pepper
• finely sliced
• 2 spring onions
• finely sliced
• 5cm/2in piece fresh ginger
• finely sliced
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tsp sesame oil
• splash boiling water
• 1 tbsp sesame seeds
• toasted
• small handful fresh coriander
• chopped
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh chives

Directions

• Heat the vegetable oil in a wok until very hot. Season the sliced beef with the Chinese five-spice powder
• salt and freshly ground black pepper. Add the beef to the hot wok and fry over a very high heat for 30 seconds.
• Add the sliced pepper
• spring onions and ginger and fry for 1-2 minutes. Add the soy sauce and sesame oil and stir to coat. Add a splash of boiling water
• stir well and spoon into a serving bowl.
• To serve
• garnish with toasted sesame seeds
• coriander and chopped chives.