Gingered Beef and Red Peppers Stir Fry

Name: Gingered Beef and Red Peppers Stir Fry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients: 1-1/2 teaspoons sugar; 1 teaspoon cornstarch; 1/4 cup cold water; 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce; 2 teaspoons sesame oil, divided; 1 beef flank steak (1 pound), cut into thin strips; 1 jar (8 ounces) whole baby corn, drained; 1/4 cup julienned sweet red pepper; 2 teaspoons minced fresh gingerroot; 2 teaspoons minced garlic; 1/4 pound fresh sugar snap peas; 3 cups hot cooked rice

Stir-fry is popular in Debbie Williams' Ashland, Ohio home. “My oldest son especially likes this one,” she writes. With its pleasant ginger flavor, sweet red peppers and bright green snap peas, it's easy to see why!

Ingredients

1-1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water
3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons sesame oil, divided
1 beef flank steak (1 pound), cut into thin strips
1 jar (8 ounces) whole baby corn, drained
1/4 cup julienned sweet red pepper
2 teaspoons minced fresh gingerroot
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1/4 pound fresh sugar snap peas
3 cups hot cooked rice

Directions

In a small bowl, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in the water, soy sauce and 1 teaspoon oil until smooth; set aside. In a large nonstick skillet or wok, stir-fry beef in remaining oil for 4-5 minutes or until no longer pink.
Add the corn, red pepper, ginger and garlic; stir-fry for 2-3 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add peas; stir-fry 30 seconds longer. Stir soy sauce mixture and add to the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with rice.

Nutrition Facts

1-3/4 cups: 377 calories, 12g fat (4g saturated fat), 48mg cholesterol, 618mg sodium, 41g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 2g fiber), 25g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Szechwan Beef Stir-Fry in Simple & Delicious July/August 2007

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s_pants

Apr 2, 2012

I used a frozen 24 oz. bag of stir-fry Asian style vegetables and followed the directions on the bag for cooking the vegetables. I also used ground ginger so that flavor was not as pronounced. I enjoyed it and would like to try it again with fresh ginger.
shirley Borgerding

Mar 9, 2011

this a very quick way to put a fancy delicious dinner on the table and get vegetables into a husband at the same time
tnewell

Mar 7, 2011

Tastey! I didn't have snap peas so I used 1/2 a yellow onion & peas instead.
trixiejo302

Jan 17, 2011

This is a delicious and easy recipe that my family loves. I usually make way more than the recipe calls for and there are NEVER and leftovers. It's a great alternative to calling ahead for Chinese take-out.
patriotsgrl

Jul 14, 2010

made this for dinner last night, omg this was soooo good!! next time when I make this I'm going to add water chestnuts and broccoli and triple the sauce to put over the rice. Very fast recipe to throw together.
rush2ohio

Jul 12, 2010

Have made this recipe many times and everyone loves it
TSRatliff

Feb 1, 2010

Love this recipe! I've made it many times over. Sometimes I double the recipe and freeze the other half for later. It always comes out great.
dheseltine

Mar 7, 2009

one serving: 1 cup beef mixture with 3/4 cup riceCalories: 377Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 48gSodium: 618mgCarbohydrate: 41gFiber: 2gProtein 25g