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Beef Stir-Fry with Snap Peas

Spice up tonight with this must-taste mix of gingered sirloin, rice, and snaps in less than a half-hour -- chopsticks are optional.
Everyday Food, May 2007
  • Prep Time 15 minutes
  • Total Time 25 minutes
  • Yield Serves 4
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Ingredients

  • Coarse salt and ground pepper
  • 1 cup long-grain white rice
  • 1 pound sirloin steak, thinly sliced crosswise, halved if long
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 12 ounces snap peas, strings removed
  • 5 to 6 scallions, white and green parts separated, thinly sliced diagonally
  • 1 tablespoon grated peeled fresh ginger
  • 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (from about 1 lime)

Directions

  1. In a medium saucepan with a lid, bring 2 cups salted water to a boil. Add rice; return to a boil. Stir once, and reduce to a simmer. Cover, and cook until rice is tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork.
  2. Ten minutes before rice is done, place steak in a medium bowl. Sprinkle with cornstarch, and season with salt and pepper; toss to coat. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Cook half the steak until browned on one side, 1 to 2 minutes (steak will cook further in step 3); transfer to a plate. Repeat with remaining beef.
  3. Add snap peas, white part of scallions, ginger, red-pepper flakes, and 3/4 cup water to skillet; season with salt and pepper. Cook until snap peas turn bright green, 1 to 2 minutes. Return steak to skillet until cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat, and mix in green part of scallions and lime juice. Serve with rice.

Recipe Reviews

  • Lesliepan
    10 Apr, 2010

    I wish these recipes included the nutrition information. It would be so helpful.

  • susan373
    9 Apr, 2010

    I do a similar stir fry. I use chicken broth and a little white wine in step 3 instead of the 3/4 cup of water. And I use soy sauce instead of lime juice. Yummy easy dinner!