Recipes:Quick beef & broccoli noodles

Quick, tasty, low-fat and it uses your storecupboard basics. A perfect mid-week meal

3 blocks egg noodles
1 head broccoli , cut into small florets
1 tbsp sesame oil
400g pack beef stir-fry strips
sliced spring onion

FOR THE SAUCE

3 tbsp low-salt soy sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce (not oyster stir-fry sauce)
1 tbsp tomato ketchup
2 garlic cloves , crushed
1 thumb-sized knob ginger , peeled and finely grated
1 tbsp white wine vinegar

Start by making up the sauce. Mix the ingredients together in a small bowl. Boil the noodles according to pack instructions. A minute before they are ready, tip in broccoli.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a wok until very hot, then stir-fry the beef for 2-3 mins until well browned. Tip in the sauce, give it a stir, let it simmer for a moment, then turn off the heat. Drain the noodles, stir into the beef and serve straight away, scattered with spring onions.

Add more veg

VEG-PACKED NOODLES Add 1 large sliced carrot and a handful trimmed green beans to the water when the noodles go in. Add 2 heads quartered bok choi when you add the broccoli, then drain everything well and continue the recipe from step 2.