Beef With Pea Pods

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Chocopie
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A Chinese recipe made of beef and served with rice.
 

Ingredients

  • 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
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Directions

  1. 1. Cut and discard most of the fat from the beef.
  2. 2. Cut the beef with the grain into 2-inch strips, then cut the strips across the grain into 1/4-inch slices.
  3. 3. Peel and finely chop the garlic.
  4. 4. Prepare Hot Cooked Rice.
  5. 5. While the rice is cooking, continue with the recipe.
  6. 6. 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.
  7. 7. Add the beef and garlic to the skillet.
  8. 8. Stir-fry with a turner or large spoon about 3 minutes, lifting and stirring constantly, until beef is brown.
  9. 9. Sprinkle salt and pepper over beef, and stir in the broth.
  10. 10. Heat to boiling over high heat.
  11. 11. Mix the cornstarch, water and soy sauce, and stir into the beef mixture.
  12. 12. Cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and boils.
  13. 13. Continue boiling 1 minute, stirring constantly. The sauce will be thin.
  14. 14. 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.
  15. 15. Serve over rice.
  16. HOT COOKED RICE:
  17. 16. Heat the rice and water to boiling in the saucepan over high heat, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.
  18. 17. 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.
  19. 18. 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