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Stir-fried ginger beef with broccoli

Published by Chatelaine on 4/1/2009

This quick, simple stir-fry will have you wondering why you ever relied on the takeout version. Once the ingredients hit the wok, they're cooked in a jiff.

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Ingredients

  • 10 to 12 oz (300 to 375 g) strip-loin steak
  • 1 head broccoli
  • 2 portobello mushrooms
  • 2 yellow peppers
  • 1/3 cup (75 mL) soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup (50 mL) sherry
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) each brown sugar and cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp (30 mL) grated fresh ginger or 1 tsp (5 mL) bottled ginger
  • 3 garlic cloves , minced, or 1 tsp (5 mL) bottled garlic
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) dark sesame oil
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped cilantro, mint or basil (optional)
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  1. Discard any excess fat from steak, and cut meat into thin bite-sized strips. Slice broccoli florets from stalks. Cut florets into pieces; peel stalks, then slice into thin rounds. Cut and discard stem from each mushroom, and thickly slice caps. Slice peppers into thin strips. In a small bowl, stir soy with sherry, brown sugar, cornstarch, ginger, garlic and sesame oil until cornstarch is dissolved.
  2. Coat a large frying pan or wok with vegetable oil and set over medium-high heat. Add steak and stir-fry until it changes colour, 2 to 3 min. Add vegetables. Stir the sauce and pour in. Stir-fry until vegetables are tender crisp, 4 to 5 min. Mix in cilantro. Serve over noodles or rice.
  • 26 g protein
  • 6 g fat
  • 25 g carbohydrates
  • 3 g fibre
  • 56 mg calcium
  • 269 calories

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