Beef with Pea Pods
1 pound beef boneless sirloin steak
1 clove garlic
Hot Cooked Rice — (below)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
Dash pepper
2/3 cup beef broth
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon finely chopped gingerroot
OR
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 (6 ounce) package frozen snow (Chinese) pea pods — thawed*
HOT COOKED RICE
1 cup uncooked regular long-grain white rice
2 cups water
Cut and discard most of the fat from the beef. Cut the beef with the grain
into 2-inch strips, then cut the strips across the grain into 1/4-inch
slices. Peel and finely chop the garlic.
Prepare Hot Cooked Rice. While the rice is cooking, continue with the
recipe.
Heat the skillet over high heat 1 to 2 minutes. Add the oil to the hot
skillet. If using a wok, rotate it to coat the side with oil. Add the beef
and garlic to the skillet. Stir-fry with a turner or large spoon about 3
minutes, lifting and stirring constantly, until beef is brown.
Sprinkle salt and pepper over beef, and stir in the broth. Heat to boiling
over high heat.
Mix the cornstarch, water and soy sauce, and stir into the beef mixture.
Cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and boils. Continue
boiling 1 minute, stirring constantly. The sauce will be thin.
Stir in the gingerroot and pea pods. Cook uncovered about 2 minutes,
stirring occasionally, until pea pods are crisp-tender when pierced with a
fork. Serve over rice.
HOT COOKED RICE:
Heat the rice and water to boiling in the saucepan over high heat,
stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Once mixture is boiling, reduce
heat just enough so mixture bubbles gently. Cover and cook about 15
minutes or until rice is fluffy and tender.
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Cook:
“0:08″
Per serving: 395 Calories (kcal); 9g Total Fat; (22% calories from fat); 32g Protein; 43g Carbohydrate; 66mg Cholesterol; 676mg Sodium
Food Exchanges: 2 1/2 Grain(Starch); 3 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates
NOTES : Essential Equipment: 2-quart saucepan; 10-inch skillet or wok
Lighter Beef with Pea Pods: For 4 grams of fat and 320 calories
per serving, omit the oil and use a nonstick skillet or wok. Spray
the room-temperature skillet or wok with cooking spray before
heating in step 3.
Tips
For easy preparation, place beef in the freezer for 1 hour before
slicing; it will be easier to slice when partially frozen.
For more flavor, use any leftover beef broth to replace part of
the water used for cooking the rice.
*Place frozen pea pods in a strainer, then run cold water over
them until the pea pods can be separated easily.
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