If you can do without the MSG

Sticky beef with cashews

Go on then - have a recipe. Half borrowed from the June issue of delicious magazine and half improvised the night before last.

'Toast' some cashew nuts in a dry frying pan for just a moment, before adding some chopped ginger (according to personal taste - I add loads). Fry it for a couple of minutes, then add four dessert spoons of light soy sauce, two dessert spoons of tomato ketchup, a teaspoon of honey and a pinch of chilli flakes. You could try adding some sweet chilli dipping sauce, if you felt adventurous! Add 50ml of water and turn up the heat, then add some broccoli florets and cook the whole thing until the broccoli is done.

Separately, pan grill a sirloin steak until it's slightly underdone for your own preference (but I think you'll find medium rare is correct ...!). Leave it for a moment, then cut it into long, thin strips. At the last minute, stir the beef strips into the other ingredients. Serve it all on top of some egg fried rice with a squeeze of lime juice.

Stick a fork in me ...