Citrus Beef Stir Fry With Carrots Ww Food

BEEF & VEGETABLE STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Heat ginger and garlic in oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until fragrant, 30 seconds; add beef, mushrooms, snow peas, carrots, and water chestnuts. Stir-fry until beef is cooked through and vegetables are tender, about 3-5 minutes.
• Stir in sauce; heat through. Sprinkle with red pepper flakes and peanuts; garnish with scallions.
• Makes 1 serving.

MARINATED BEEF STIR FRY

Steps:

• Slice meat across the grain into strips and place in a glass dish.
• Mix together the soy sauce, lemon juice and garlic and pour over the meat mixing well.
• Leave to marinate for approx 2hours to get the best flavour or longer if you wish.
• Meanwhile steam the brocolli, cauliflower & carrots or cook til just crisp tender in a microwave.
• When ready to cook, drain meat reserving the marinade.
• Heat oil in a large pan or wok until very hot.
• Add beef strips and cook quickly to seal. You may need to do this in 2 batches.
• Add the onion & cook, stirring til lightly browned.
• Add in the drained vegetables and toss to mix.
• Mix the cornflour with a little cold water and then add in the reserved marinade and more water to make 1 cup liquid.
• Add the liquid to the pan and stir til thickened and heated through.
• Serve over steamed rice and top with sliced spring onions.

CITRUS-BEEF STIR-FRY WITH CARROTS (WW)

Steps:

• Place beef in a shallow dish; pour 2 tablespoons soy sauce over beef. Turn to coat completely. Let marinate 15 minutes in refrigerator.
• Combine orange juice, sugar, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, vinegar, orange rind and red pepper in a small bowl. Stir with a whisk.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add beef and cook 6 minutes. Remove from heat and place on a serving platter; keep warm.
• Reduce heat to medium-high; add carrot and onion (I also added some of the meat juices back in). Cook 7 minutes or until carrot is lightly browned and crisp-tender, stirring frequently. Increase heat to high; add beef and its juices and orange juice mixture. Cook 3 minutes or until slightly thickened.

STIR-FRIED CARROTS

Steps:

• In a large skillet or wok, stir-fry carrots in oil until crisp-tender. Stir in the broth, rosemary and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 2-3 minutes or until liquid is reduced.

STIR-FRIED BEEF WITH SNOW PEAS & CARROTS

Steps:

• Combine soy sauce, cornstarch, sherry, and sugar in a large bowl; add beef and stir to coat.
• Let stand at least 15 minutes.
• Heat large skillet or wok over high heat; when hot, add vegetable oil.
• Stir-fry beef 2 minutes.
• Add vegetables and stir-fry an additional 1 to 2 minutes or until beef loses its red color.
• Serve immediately.

CITRUS CHICKEN STIR FRY

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil.
• Stir in whole-wheat noodles and return to a boil. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through but is firm to the bite, 5 to 8 minutes. Drain well and set aside.
• Combine chicken stock, orange marmalade, tamari sauce, whole ginger root piece, and ground black pepper in a pot over medium-high heat.
• Bring sauce to a boil and reduce heat to medium. Simmer until sauce reduces and thickens; about 20 minutes.
• Remove sauce from heat. Stir in lemon juice and set aside.
• Heat peanut oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Cook and stir chicken in hot oil until golden, no longer pink in the center, and the juices run clear, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Remove chicken from skillet and set aside, leaving oil in the pan.
• Cook and stir the stir-fry vegetables in the same skillet used for the chicken until vegetables are almost tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Remove ginger root piece from sauce and discard.
• Stir chicken and sauce into vegetables and cook until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Serve over whole-wheat noodles.

CITRUS BEEF STIR FRY

Steps:

• Grate peel from one of the oranges.
• Squeeze juice from both oranges into a bowl, add grated peel, sherry, soy sauce, and ginger.
• Slice meat 1/8th inch thick across the grain, place in marinade.
• Let meat marinate at least 5 minutes or cover and chill for 24 hours.
• Remove beef from marinade before cooking and set aside.
• Mix marinade with corn starch.
• Heat wok or heavy frying pat to high heat, add 2 tsp.
• oil.
• Stir fry meat quickly, in several small batches, until lightly browned.
• Add more oil as needed.
• Stir fry celery, sprouts and snow peas until peas are bright green, about 1 minute.
• Add marinade, stir until boiling, mix in meat and remove from heat and serve.