Vietnamese•quick
Vietnamese Beef and Celery in Tomato Sauce
My beef and celery in tomato sauce is a variation of a popular Vietnamese rice dish that can be whipped up in under 15 minutes. It is basically pan fried strips of beef and celery topped with a can of tomatoes.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1/2 brown onion, (roughly chopped)
- 2 garlic cloves, (finely chopped)
- 200 gm beef steak, (cut into thin strips (whatever cut you can afford))
- 1/8 tsp salt, (or a good pinch)
- cracked pepper, (to taste)
- 1 can crushed tomatoes (400 gm)
- 100 gm celery, (roughly chopped)
- 1 tbsp fish sauce (or to taste)
- 1 tsp sugar
- jasmine rice
Instructions
- 1
Prepare all your ingredients.
- 2
Heat a fry pan over high heat, then add the oil. Fry the onion and garlic for 30 seconds.
- 3
Add the beef, salt and pepper. Fry until nearly all brown. (1-2 minutes).
- 4
Add the celery to the pan and fry for 1 minute.
- 5
Add the crushed tomatoes, fish sauce and sugar. Stir until combined and the sauce is bubbling.
- 6
Check the seasoning of your sauce. If it needs more salt / flavour then add more fish sauce. If the sauce is too tangy, add more sugar.
- 7
Serve with rice.