Linda's Ginger Beef Stir-Fry

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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.

By Allrecipes Member
Published on August 3, 2021
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Prep Time:
10 mins
Cook Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
30 mins
Servings:
4
Yield:
4 servings
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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 4 servings

  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch

  • ¼ cup cold water

  • ¼ cup plum sauce

  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger

  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce

  • ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

  • 1 pound boneless beef sirloin steak, cut into thin 2-inch strips

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

  • 1 medium sweet red pepper, julienned

  • 1 ½ cups fresh broccoli florets

  • 2 medium carrots, thinly sliced

  • 4 green onions, chopped

  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic

  • 3 tablespoons salted peanuts, chopped

  • 2 cups Hot cooked rice

  • 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted

Directions

  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.

  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. Cook and stir until slightly thickened. Stir in peanuts. Serve over rice if desired. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Tips

Nutritional Analysis: 1 cup beef mixture (prepared with reduced-sodium soy sauce and 1 tablespoon oil; calculated without rice) equals 304 calories, 14 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 64 mg cholesterol, 368 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 26 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 1 fat, 1/2 starch.