this turned out to be a fairly quick and easy dinner. preparation and cooking took probably less than a half-hour. it appears that this will be enough for about three brian-sized servings.
ingredients:
- beef (about 1 pound, cut into stir fry strips...and i already put the container in the trash, so i don't know what cut of meat it was)
- garlic (about 1/3 of a head)
- carrots
- broccoli
- water chestnuts (one can)
- one ear of corn
- soy sauce
- orange juice
- sriracha sauce
- dry mustard, ground ginger, black pepper
- corn starch
preparation:
first step is preparing the vegetables. chop the carrots and broccoli and set aside in a bowl. cut the kernels off an ear of corn and add to the same bowl. note that cutting corn off a cob is apparently a very messy proposition; if anyone knows a neater way of doing it, i'd be interested in hearing it.
in a separate bowl, mix some orange juice (about 1/4 cup or so), some soy sauce, and some sriracha. whisk in some dried mustard, ginger, and corn starch. i just recently realized that corn starch (a thickener) would be useful in stir fry...which is part of the reason i wanted to cook this.
mince the garlic and add to a large pan with a little oil (i've been using flax oil lately). brown on high heat, and then add the strips of beef. dust the beef with some ginger and black pepper.
when the beef is mostly cooked, add in the vegetables. cook the vegetables for a minute or so and then pour in the liquid mix. let simmer for a few more minutes (until the vegetables seem tender enough). remove from heat and serve over rice.
verdict:
first, i forgot the green peas. sad panda. second, i was rather heavy-handed with the sriracha. panda with runny nose and seared tongue. not that this is a bad thing, mind...
all told, i think this worked pretty well. i'm pleased with myself. maybe next time i'll attempt fried rice instead of regular white rice (albeit white rice cooked with rosemary). hmm...
