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STIR FRIED SNOW PEAS WITH BEEF

STIR FRIED SNOW PEAS WITH BEEF

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Beef, Main dishes
Cuisine Asian
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 8 oz show peas trimmed
  • 7 oz beef sliced thinly against the grain
  • 1 tsp garlic minced
  • 2 tbs. oil
  • 1/4 cup Real Chinese All Purpose Stir Fry Sauce * see recipe
  • 1/2 cup water

Instructions
 

  • Heat oil in wok over high heat. Add garlic and sauté for 10 seconds, then add beef and cook until sealed and browned on the outside but not yet cooked through, about 1 minute. Add the Sauce and water and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute until sauce is thickened. Add the snow peas and stir fry for 30 seconds just to warm through the snow peas and coat with the sauce (they should be crisp, they will continue to cook off the stove). Remove from stove and serve immediately.

Notes

Snow peas are commonly used in Chinese cooking. This is a classic stir-fry combination.
Beef with Snow Peas
 
PREP TIME: 5 Minutes
DIFFICULTY: Easy
COOK TIME: 15 Minutes
SERVINGS: 8 Servings
INGREDIENTS
 
  • 1-1/2 pound Flank Steak, Trimmed Of Fat And Sliced Very Thin Against The Grain
  • 1/2 cup Low Sodium Soy Sauce
  • 3 Tablespoons Sherry Or Cooking Sherry
  • 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons Cornstarch
  • 1 Tablespoon Minced Fresh Ginger
  • 8 ounces, weight Fresh Snow Peas, Ends Trimmed
  • 5 whole Scallions, Cut Into Haf-inch Pieces On The Diagonal
  • Salt As Needed (use Sparingly)
  • 3 Tablespoons Peanut Or Olive Oil
  • Crushed Red Pepper, For Sprinkling
  • Jasmine Or Long Grain Rice, Cooked According To Package
INSTRUCTIONS
 
In a bowl, mix together soy sauce, sherry, brown sugar, cornstarch, and ginger. Pour half the liquid over the sliced meat in a bowl and toss with hands. Reserve the other half of the liquid. Set aside.
Heat oil in a heavy skillet (iron is best) or wok over high heat. Add snow peas and stir for 45 seconds. Remove to a separate plate. Set aside.
Allow pan to get very hot again. With tongs, add half the meat mixture, leaving most of the marinade still in the bowl. Add half the scallions. Spread out meat as you add it to pan, but do not stir for a good minute. (You want the meat to get as brown as possible in as short amount a time as possible.) Turn meat to the other side and cook for another 30 seconds. Remove to a clean plate.
Repeat with other half of meat, allowing pan to get very hot again first. After turning it, add the first plateful of meat, the rest of the marinade, and the snow peas. Stir over high heat for 30 seconds, then turn off heat. Check seasonings and add salt only if it needs it. Mixture will thicken as it sits.
Serve immediately over rice. Sprinkle crushed red pepper over the top to give it some spice.
 
 
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