Blistered Beans and Beef
START TO FINISH 30 minutes
SERVES 4
Ingredients:
- 2 Tbsp. cider vinegar
- 3 Tbsp. reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp. packed brown sugar
- 1⁄4 tsp. crushed red pepper
- 8 oz. boneless beef sirloin
- 6 tsp. canola oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 lb. fresh thin green beans, trimmed
- 2 cups sliced stemmed fresh shiitake mushrooms
- 1⁄2 cup sliced red onion
- Hot cooked rice noodles or rice (optional)
- 1 recipe Pickled Radishes
Directions:
- For sauce, in a bowl stir together the first four ingredients (through crushed red pepper). Trim fat from meat. Thinly slice across the grain into bite-size strips.
- In an extra-large wok or skillet heat 2 tsp. oil over medium-high heat. Add garlic; cook and stir 30 seconds. Add beef; cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from wok.
- Heat 2 tsp. oil in wok over mediumhigh heat. Add half the beans; cook and stir 3 minutes. Remove from skillet. Add remaining 2 tsp. oil and remaining beans; cook and stir 3 minutes. Return all beans to skillet. Add mushrooms and onion; cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes or until beans are blistered and onion is crisp-tender. Return beef and any accumulated juices to skillet. Add sauce; stir to coat. If desired, serve over rice noodles or rice. Top with Pickled Radishes.
PICKLED RADISHES
In a bowl whisk together 1 ⁄4 cup cider vinegar, 2 Tbsp. packed brown sugar, and 1 ⁄2 tsp. salt until sugar is dissolved. Stir in 1 ⁄2 cup very thinly sliced radishes. Let stand 30 minutes. Drain before using.
[info title="Nutritions" icon="info-circle"]Per Serving 218 cal., 10 g fat (1 g sat. fat), 34 mg chol., 534 mg sodium, 17 g carb., 4 g fiber, 11 g sugars, 17 g pro.[/info]
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