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August 26, 2005

Friday Food: The Most Versatile Beef Stir-Fry In the World!

Beef Stir-Fry With Vegetables of Choice
serves 4-6

I grew up eating this with broccoli, but since Noel won't eat broccoli, I've changed it to zucchini or green beans and it's *still* onolicious. This marinade works well even if you just want to grill or broil an Asian-flavored steak!

1 lb. beef steak (top round; thin cut is the easiest)
3-4 Tbs. soy sauce
1 Tbs. cornstarch
1 Tbs. dry sherry or white wine
1 Tbs. sugar (white or brown, depending on taste)
1 Tbs. minced garlic
1/4 tsp. powdered ginger (or 1 tsp. minced ginger)
pinch of baking soda (to tenderize, if you have a cheapo piece of meat like I often do!)

1/2 onion, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 medium zucchini
OR a generous helping of broccoli
OR several good handfuls of fresh green beans

  1. Cut beef into 2" strips with the grain, and then into 1/4" thick slices against the grain. Mix with soy sauce, cornstarch, sherry/wine, sugar, ginger, garlic, and pinch of baking soda). Let the beef marinate for at least one hour.
  2. Cut up vegetables of choice.
  3. Heat 2 Tbs. of oil in wok (or big ol' frying pan). Add onions, celery, and other vegetable, stirring constantly until the onion turns clear. Empty vegetables out of wok into serving dish and set aside.
  4. Heat 2-3 more Tbs. of oil in wok. Add beef mixture and stir constantly until beef is fully cooked. If the mixture gets too thick or starts to stick, add a couple tablespoons of water.
  5. Once the beef is cooked through, add the vegetables back into the wok and heat through.

Serve with hot sticky rice or fried noodles.

Grub | By elissa | 04:38 PM

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Comments

Whoa, Elissa, that does sound ono. I experimented a lot with stir fry in Hawaii, because the Farmers' Market veggies were so affordable.

I'm totally trying this soon.

Posted by: Krista at August 26, 2005 05:42 PM

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