Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Stir-Fried Beef with Snow Peas and Cashews

Recipe courtesy of cdkitchen.com, Eryn, North Carolina

Ingredients:
1.25 lbs. flank steak, cut into thin slices
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/3 cup hoisin sauce
1/3 cup water
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons peanut or vegetable oil
½ lb. snow peas, stem ends trimmed
4 garlic cloves minced
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
½ cup unsalted roasted cashews, chopped

Combine steak and soy sauce in medium bowl, cover, and refigerate while preparing other ingredients. Whisk hoisin sauce, water and pepper flakes together in small bowl.
Heat 2 teaspoons oil in large nonstick skillet over high heat until just smoking. Add half of steak, break up clumps with wooden spoon, and cook, without stirring, for 1 minute. Toss steak until browned around edges, about 30 seconds. Transfer to clean bowl. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in skillet until just smoking and repeat with remaining beef.To now-empty skillet, add remaining 2 teaspoons oil and heat until just smoking. Add snow peas and cook, stirring once or twice, for 2 minutes.

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