Pasta with Beef Strips and Green Beans in Orange-Chili Sauce

Inspired by Vapiano’sTacchino Piccante, this Orange-Chili sauce is a slight variation with different ingredients.  Scouring through different forums, the consensus seemed to be that you had to add chili sauce (the one you buy in Asian supermarkets). Since I had none at hand, I just used a lot of fresh chillies and some sugar instead. Also, I added a bit of Philadelphia. I picked this up from a slightly different orange pasta sauce recipe and thought it would enhance the texture.  The main reason I thought of making an orange pasta sauce, was Tesco’s Pumpkin AmarettiRavioli. For some reason, that was the first association that came to my mind. Don’t ask me why. My friends seemed to think it was a good idea though.

Ingredients – Serves 2

½ packet of Beef Quick Cook Strips (Tesco)

Soy sauce

1 slice of Ginger 

1 small garlic clove
1 teaspoon corn flour

½ packet of fine trimmed green beans

2 Spring Onions

1 packet of Tesco’s Pumpkin Amaretti Ravioli (optional)

For the Orange-Chilli Sauce

150ml orange juice 

1 tablespoon Philadelphia
1-2 small red chillies
Knorr Aromat (alternatively salt)
Sugar (to taste)

Preparation - Step By Step

1.   Soak the beef in soy sauce. Crush the garlic and chop it into small pieces. Chop ginger into tiny cubes. Heat the pan and add garlic and ginger. Then add the meat and fry it until it is done. Less is more, so the meat does not dry out. Take the meat out of the pan.

2.   After washing out the pan, so the soy taste only sticks to the meat, add half of the chilli (cut into rings) and fry the green beans until a little dark and soft. Take them out of the pan.

3.   Add some chili oil and then rest of the chillies. After 1-2 minutes add the Philadelphia cheese and slowly stir in the orange juice. Dissolve the corn flour in a bit of water and add to the sauce. Add Knorr Aromat and sugar to taste.

4.    Add the meat and beans to reheat.

5.   Cook the ravioli for 4 minutes, drain and arrange on the plate. Arrange sauce on top. Last step: add some raw spring onion slices.

6.   Enjoy!

Alternative: Vapiano's Orange Chili Sauce

150ml chilli sauce (you can buy in supermarket) 

150ml orange juice 

1 teaspoon Mondamin 

1 tablespoon grated ginger 

1 teaspoon Parsley