Sweet and sour beef strips

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 500 g beef (e.g. beef fillet)
• 1 piece(s) ginger, walnut-sized
• 250 g leek
• 3 tbsp oil (germ oil)
• 1 red bell pepper(s)
• 250 ml vegetable stock
• 1 tbsp vinegar (white wine vinegar)
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp sauce thickener, dark
• 50 g sprouts (mung bean sprouts)
• salt and pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

For all those who like Chinese food

Cut the beef into thin strips. Peel and finely chop the ginger. Clean and wash the leek, and cut diagonally into strips. Halve the bell pepper, deseed, wash, and cut into strips. Sear the beef all over in 2 tablespoons of hot oil and remove. Briefly fry the leek and bell pepper in the remaining oil and add the stock. Add the vinegar, soy sauce, and sugar, bring to a boil, stir in the sauce thickener, and simmer for 1 minute. Rinse the mung bean sprouts with cold water and warm them with the meat in the sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with basmati rice.