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STIR-FRY BEEF WITH STRING/GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Marinate beef in cornstarch, sherry& soy sauce about 1/2 hour.
• Cook beans in boiling water 2 minutes.
• Rinse in cold water.
• Heat oil in wok.
• Brown garlic& ginger.
• Add beef.
• Stir fry until color changes.
• Add beans & sugar.
• Stir fry 1 minute.
• Add dissolved corn starch mixture.
• Stir fry till thickened.
• Serve with rice if desired.
• Serves 4-6.

BEEF AND GREEN BEAN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• seed, core and cut red pepper into thin strips, set aside.
• in a wok stir fry beef over high heat until no longer pink, about 3 minutes. using a slotted spoon, transfer beef to plate.
• drain fat from wok, add oil, stir fry garlic, ginger, salt and pepper over medium heat until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• add green beans, red pepper and 2 tablespoons water, cover and steam until beans and pepper are tender-crisp, about 3 minutes.
• return beef and any juices to wok. whisk together beef stock, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, and cornstarch. stir into wok.
• bring to a boil, boil stirring until sauce is thickened and glossy, about 1 minute.
• sprinkle with green onions and serve.

STIR-FRIED BEEF WITH GREEN BEANS AND PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, whisk together the egg whites, sesame oil, and 1 tablespoon of the cornstarch until foamy; season with salt and pepper. Add the beef and chives, toss to coat in the marinade and stick it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Pour the peanut oil in a large skillet or wok and place over high heat. When the oil is smoking hot, add 1/2 of the beef. (If you fry all the meat at once the oil temperature will drop and the beef will stew instead of crisp.) Fry for 2 minutes then remove to a paper towel to drain; repeat with the remaining beef. Very carefully drain all but 2 tablespoons of the hot oil into a safe container.
• Stir-fry the ginger, garlic, green onions, and chile in the remaining oil until they perfume. Add the green beans; season with salt and pepper. Stir-fry the beans for 2 minutes until crisp-tender; remove from the pan. Mix the chicken broth with the remaining tablespoon of cornstarch to make a slurry and add it to the pan. Add the soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, peanut butter, and orange peel. Simmer until the sauce is thick, about 5 minutes. Return the beef and green beans to the pan, tossing to coat in the sauce. Garnish with chopped peanuts and serve with rice.

BEEF WITH GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In a bowl whisk together marinade ingredients (soy sauce - pepper).
• Slice steak with the grain into 2-inch strips and then across the grain into 1/2 inch pieces (the directions say 1/8 inch pieces but mine were closer to 1/2 inch to 1 inch) and then add them to marinade, toss, and set aside.
• Heat one tablespoon oil in wok over medium high heat until hot. Add beans and stir for 1 minute. Add water and reduce heat to medium. Cover and cook for 5-10 minutes. Transfer beans to bowl.
• Add remaining oil (see note in description) to wok and increase heat to high. Add ginger and stir until oil is hot and ginger sizzles (1 minute).
• Add onion and stir for one minute.
• Add beef mixture to wok and stir until beef is done (2-5 minutes).
• Return beans and liquid to wok and stir until mixed and heated through. Discard ginger.

STIR-FRY BEEF

Steps:

• Trim excess fat from the steak; slice the steak diagonally across the grain into thin strips. Set aside.
• Place the chopped red bell peppers in a food processor or blender; cover and process until smooth, stopping frequently to scrape down the sides. Set aside.
• Pour 2 tablepoons oil around the top of a preheated wok or large skillet, coating the sides; heat at medium-high (375 degrees) for 2 minutes. Add the onion and minced garlic, and stir-fry 2 minutes. Add the squash, (and asparagus if using) and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Remove the vegetables from the wok and set aside.
• Pour 1 tablespoon oil into the wok; add half of the steak strips, and stir-fry 2 to 3 minutes or until browned. Remove the steak from the wok, and set aside. Pour the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil into the wok. Add the remaining steak strips, and stir-fry 2 to 3 minutes or until browned.
• Combine the soy sauce, crushed red pepper, and black pepper. Add the soy sauce mixture, red bell pepper puree, reserved vegetable mixture, and steak strips to the wok. Stir fry until thoroughly heated. Serve over rice.
• Garnish with green onion strips.

QUICK AND EASY STIR-FRY BEEF

Steps:

• Rinse rice in pot, and cook (follow package directions).
• While the rice is cooking, slice flank steak in thin slices (approximately 2 inches long by a quarter inch wide) and place in marinade.
• Make sure that the steak is coated in marinade.
• Wash pea pods and pinch off the ends.
• Chop the green onions and slice ginger.
• Heat large skillet on high heat.
• Drop 1 tbsp olive oil onto skillet.
• Put meat and marinade in skillet and fry until brown.
• Add more olive oil if necessary.
• Add ginger and green onions to skillet.
• Fry 1 minute.
• Add the pea pods and water chestnuts.
• Fry until pea pods are hot but not soggy.
• The rice should be finished by now.
• Serve stir-fry over rice.
• NOTES: I use small package of Green Giant frozen Sugar Snap Peas so I don't have to wash and prepare the fresh vegetables.
• I microwave them for 2 minutes to defrost them.
• You could also substitute other vegetables for the pea pods such as chopped broccoli or chopped green peppers.
• You can also add more vegetables, such as carrots and/or peppers.
• I also buy the steak "thin sliced", and cut those slices up.
• Makes it cook really fast and a bit more fun to eat.

THAI CHILLI BEEF AND BEAN STIR-FRY WITH BASIL

Steps:

• Heat oil in the wok and stir-fry beef, Trident Red Curry Paste, garlic and spring onions for 1½ minutes.
• Add Trident Coconut Milk, Trident Stir-Fry Fish Sauce and sugar. Stir-fry for 1 minute.
• Then add the parboiled beans, Trident Baby Cut Corn and basil leaves. Stir just enough to heat them up.
• Serve over jasmine rice.