Hong Kong street beef recipe

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp crushed yellow bean sauce
• 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
• 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 250 g rib-eye steak, or use sirloin/ porterhouse if you prefer
• 85 g purple sprouting broccoli, or use regular broccoli cut into bite-sized pieces
• 120 g dried thin wheat noodles (or use thin rice noodles for a gluten-free alternative)
• 230 g lean minced (ground) beef, or substitute
• 900 ml ready-made fresh beef stock (or boiling water)
• 2 small onions, finely diced
• 2 whole star anise
• 1 large black cardamom pod
• 1/2 tsp Chinese five spice powder
• 1 tsp ginger paste, or 2.5cm (1 inch) piece of fresh root ginger, finely chopped
• 1 tsp garlic paste, or 2 garlic cloves, crushed and chopped
• 1/2 tsp sea salt, or to taste
• 1/2 tsp finely ground black pepper
• 1 spring onion (scallion), finely sliced
• 1 handful fresh coriander (cilantro), roughly torn (optional)
• 2 tbsp chilli oil (optional)