Taste of Home
Sesame Ginger Beef Stir-Fry
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
YIELD: 4 servings.
”This quick stir-fry is so colorful and tasty,” reports Linda Murray of Allenstown, New Hampshire. TIP: “Vary the recipe by substituting chicken or other vegetables you have on hand,” Linda suggests. “The quickest version uses prepared veggies from our grocery store's salad bar.”
Ingredients
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1 teaspoon cornstarch
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1/4 cup cold water
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1/4 cup plum sauce
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1 tablespoon grated fresh gingerroot
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1 tablespoon soy sauce
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1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
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1 pound beef top sirloin steak, cut into thin 2-inch strips
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1 to 2 tablespoons canola oil
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1 medium sweet red pepper, julienned
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1-1/2 cups fresh broccoli florets
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2 medium carrots, thinly sliced
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4 green onions, chopped
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1 teaspoon minced garlic
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3 tablespoons salted peanuts, chopped
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Hot cooked rice, optional
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2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
Directions
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1.
In a small bowl, whisk cornstarch and cold water until smooth. Stir in the plum sauce, ginger, soy sauce and pepper flakes; set aside. In a large skillet or wok, stir-fry beef in oil until no longer pink; remove and keep warm.
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2.
In the same pan, stir-fry the red pepper, broccoli, carrots, onions and garlic until tender. Return beef to the pan. Whisk the plum sauce mixture; stir into skillet.
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3.
Cook and stir until slightly thickened. Stir in peanuts. Serve with rice if desired. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Nutrition Facts
1 cup: 304 calories, 14g fat (3g saturated fat), 64mg cholesterol, 368mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 4g fiber), 26g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 1 fat, 1/2 starch.
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