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Pan-fried Denver Steak with Hoisin Fried Rice, Pak Choi & Sesame Seeds

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High protein 5 plants Low sat fat

Pan-fried Denver Steak with Hoisin Fried Rice, Pak Choi & Sesame Seeds

Prep time: 15 mins
Total time: 25 mins
Cuisine: Chinese
Food group: Beef

Fried rice with a twist! Hoisin sauce brings a delicious savoury sweetness to your rice, sizzled with ginger, garlic, chilli and pak choi. Top it with pan-seared Denver steaks from British beef and finish with spring onion greens and sesame seeds.

Cooking Instructions

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As of December 2025, we've revised cooking times for all our proteins to reflect improved food safety guidance.

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Before you start

  • Pull out a medium frying pan, a small bowl & a grater

Do the prep

  • Remove the steaks from the fridge and allow to come to room temperature. Season both sides with salt and pepper
  • Trim and cut the pak choi into bite-sized pieces. Deseed and finely dice half the chilli, thinly slice the remaining. Thinly slice the pepper. Thinly slice the spring onion, keeping the green and white parts separate. Finely grate the garlic and ginger

Get sizzlin

  • Heat the medium frying pan with 1 tsp olive oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the steaks and cook (as a guide: cook 2-3 mins on each side for medium or 3-4 mins on each side for medium-well)
  • Pour in half the hoisin sauce, quickly sear the edges of the steaks, turning to coat in the sauce, then remove from the pan and leave to rest

Mke the dressing

  • Meanwhile, in the small bowl, combine the remaining hoisin sauce, tamari, hot honey, juice from half the lime and 1 tbsp water (1/2 tbsp for 1 person). Mix well to combine, season to taste

Make the hoisin fried rice

  • Reheat the empty pan with 1 tsp olive oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the pepper and spring onion whites and cook for 3-4 mins, until softening. Add the pak choi, ginger, garlic and diced chilli (use less for less heat) and cook for 2 mins. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper
  • Add the rice, half the hoisin dressing and a splash of water. Cook for 2-3 mins, breaking up the rice with a wooden spoon, until piping hot. Stir in half the sesame seeds and season to taste

Plate up

  • Thinly slice the steaks against the grain
  • Share the hoisin fried rice between plates, topped with the steaks. Scatter with the spring onion greens, sliced chilli (for those who'd like the heat), the remaining sesame seeds and lime, cut into wedges
  • Drizzle over the remaining hoisin dressing

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