Thai rice noodle salad

Instructions

1- step 1 Place the noodles and beansprouts in a heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water.

2- Leave for 4 mins, or until the noodles are tender.

3- Drain, then cool under cold running water and drain again.

4- Return to the bowl.

5- step 2 Stir together the lime zest and juice, fish or soy sauce and sugar.

6- Stir into the noodles with the red onion and lettuce.

7- step 3 To make with mince, heat a little oil in a non-stick frying pan and stir-fry 500g minced pork, a small knob of grated ginger and pinch cayenne pepper or chilli powder for 10 mins, until the mince is browned and cooked through.

8- Mix into the noodles, divide between four bowls and serve warm.

9- step 4 To make with steak, make the rice noodle salad.

10- Heat 1 tsp sunflower oil in a frying pan.

11- Tip 2 tbsp sesame seeds onto a plate.

12- Rub 1 tsp oil into 4 x 175g sirloin steaks and press into sesame seeds.

13- Fry for 5 mins for medium rare, turning halfway.

14- Leave to rest for 5 mins, then thinly slice.

15- Toss 1 deseeded and shredded red chilli, and a handful mint leaves into noodles.

16- Top with steak to serve.