Beef & Rice Soup

From Anne's Food

Serves 2-3 250 g ground beef 2 tsp dry sherry 2 tsp dark soy sauce black pepper 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp cooking oil 1 litre water 50 g rice, uncooked 1 carrot, thinly sliced handful of cherry tomatoes, halved 100 ml green peas (frozen and thawed) salt Heat the oil in a pot. Mix the beef, sherry, soy sauce, black pepper and sugar. Fry on medium heat for a few minutes while stirring to break up any clumps of meat. Add water, rice, carrots and tomatoes and boil for abut 25 minutes, or until the rice is fully cooked. Add the peas, and season with salt.