Ingredients
• 1.5kg piece of topside beef
• Juice of 4 mandarins
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 1/3 cup hoisin
• 2 Tbsp brown sugar
• 3 tsp cornflour
• 1/2 tsp white pepper
• 3 star anise
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 400g fresh thin egg noodles
• 2 bunches brocollini, trimmed
Method
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Put beef in the bowl of a 4.5L-capacity slow cooker. Combine mandarin juice, soy, hoisin, brown sugar, cornflour, pepper, star anise and cinnamon sticks in a large jug. Pour over beef. Set appliance to low, cover and cook for 5 hours. Remove beef from slow cooker and transfer to a chopping board. Cover to keep warm. Stand for 10 minutes. Increase slow cooker heat to high and simmer sauce until thickened.
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Meanwhile, cook noodles following pack instructions. Drain and return to pan. Bring a separate saucepan of water to the boil. Add brocollini and cook for 2 minutes or until just tender. Drain
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Slice beef, then divide noodles among serving plates. Top with beef slices, sauce and brocollini to serve.
