Beef Stir Fry
A really easy stir fry, satisfies that taste for asian cooking at home. For a really fast meal you can make this with frozen vegetables. It's just a good with pork or chicken. The method can be used for any combination that you desire. Add nuts, seafood, lamb, mushrooms, water chestnuts, whatever you like! -- you can use portabella mushrooms or tofu in place of the meat for a vegetarian treat. A great opportunity to clean out the veggie drawer :-).
Steps
Combine liquid marinade ingredients in a 2 cup heat proof measure , heat in the microwave just enough to thin the honey , stir to combine , add spices , stir.
Allow to cool.
Meanwhile trim all fat from beef , slice up meat , place meat and marinade in a 1 gallon ziploc bag , remove all air from bag and refrigerate for 4 to 48 hours.
Remove meat from marinade , drain in colander , reserve strained marinade !.
In a wok or large skillet over medium / high with teaspoon of sesame oil cook meat until lightly browned , stirring constantly.
Pull meat from center of pan and add chopped vegetables and 1 / 4 cup of water.
Cover and bring to a simmer.
Cook until veggies are tender , about 5 minutes or until desired tenderness is reached , be sure to stir every few minutes after the first 5.
Remove meat / veggie mixture , pour reserved marinade into pan , bring to a boil.
Allow to boil for a minute or two to kill any bacteria that was present from the marination process.
While stirring.
Ingredients
soy sauce, honey, garlic cloves, sesame oil, peanut oil, top round steak, snow peas, carrot, onion, water, cornstarch, cold water