Szechuan Beef With Vegetables Recipe

ingredients

1 pound beef for fajitas, thinly sliced
1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and sliced
1/2 cup green onions, sliced
8 ounces water chestnuts, canned, drained and sliced
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 pound pea pods
8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
4 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons sherry
2 tablespoons chili sauce
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon water
4 cups cooked rice

directions

Slice green onions, mushrooms, and red bell pepper after removing seeds and ribs. Remove strings from snow peas.

Mix hoisin sauce, sherry, soy sauce and chili sauce together. Add 1 tablespoon of the oil to heated wok or large frying pan. Add onion, garlic, ginger and crushed red pepper. Stir-fry for 30 seconds.

Add red bell peppers, mushrooms, water chestnuts and snow peas. Stir fry for 2 minutes. Remove vegetables from wok.

Add 1 tablespoon of the oil to wok. Add half of the meat and stir-fry until browned. Remove from wok. Repeat with remaining oil and beef.

Add the first batch of beef back to the wok and push beef to sides of wok. Add sauce to center of wok. Heat to boiling.

Stir cornstarch and water together. Add to sauce in wok. Stir until thickened. Add vegetables to wok. Stir to coat meat and vegetables with sauce. Reheat meat and vegetables.

Serve over rice.

nutrition data

Nutritional data has not been calculated yet.

reviews & comments

17 Applebee's Copycat Recipes Revealed - Finally!

If you're a fan of the menu at this American chain of restaurants which serves a variety of foods such as burgers, steaks, pasta, and seafood then you'll love this collection of copycat recipes.

Onion Soup Mix Saves The Day

Ah, the unassuming envelope of onion soup mix. It's more than just for onion soup (or dip). It adds tremendous flavor (and convenience) in all these recipes.