Ginger-Lime Beef Stir-fry
James Carrier
Notes: Serve with hot cooked rice or spoon mixture onto crisp salad greens.
How to Make It
Step 1
1
Rinse, stem, and seed bell pepper; trim out and discard white veins. Cut pepper into strips about 1/4 inch wide and 2 inches long.
Step 2
2
Rinse beef and pat dry. Cut across the grain into 1/16- to 1/8-inch-thick slices, then cut slices into bite-size pieces.
Step 3
3
Pour oil into a 10- to 12-inch nonstick frying pan over high heat. When oil is hot, add bell pepper and stir just until tender-crisp to bite, about 3 minutes. Pour from pan into a bowl.
Step 4
4
Add beef to pan and stir just until no longer pink, about 2 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer meat to bowl with pepper.
Step 5
5
To meat juices in pan, add lime juice, honey, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, ginger, and chili flakes. Boil over high heat, stirring often, until mixture is reduced to about 1/3 cup, 5 to 6 minutes. Pour beef and bell pepper back into pan and stir until hot, about 30 seconds.
Step 6
6
Spoon beef stir-fry onto plates and sprinkle with cilantro.
Ingredients
1 red bell pepper (about 1/2 lb.)
1 pound boned beef top sirloin, fat trimmed
1/2 teaspoon salad oil
1/3 cup lime juice
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
2 teaspoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
1/2 teaspoon hot chili flakes
1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
Directions
Step 1
1
Rinse, stem, and seed bell pepper; trim out and discard white veins. Cut pepper into strips about 1/4 inch wide and 2 inches long.
Step 2
2
Rinse beef and pat dry. Cut across the grain into 1/16- to 1/8-inch-thick slices, then cut slices into bite-size pieces.
Step 3
3
Pour oil into a 10- to 12-inch nonstick frying pan over high heat. When oil is hot, add bell pepper and stir just until tender-crisp to bite, about 3 minutes. Pour from pan into a bowl.
Step 4
4
Add beef to pan and stir just until no longer pink, about 2 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer meat to bowl with pepper.
Step 5
5
To meat juices in pan, add lime juice, honey, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, ginger, and chili flakes. Boil over high heat, stirring often, until mixture is reduced to about 1/3 cup, 5 to 6 minutes. Pour beef and bell pepper back into pan and stir until hot, about 30 seconds.
Step 6
6
Spoon beef stir-fry onto plates and sprinkle with cilantro.
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