Beef Cashew Stir Fry

 

Serves 4 

8 ounces steak or beef strips, cut into thin strips

½ teaspoon corn or potato starch
1 cup uncooked rice (white, brown or black) of choice
 

4 stalks bok choy, with leaves, chopped
1/2 red, yellow or orange bell pepper, sliced or diced

1/2 green peppers, sliced or diced

2 small or 1 medium carrot, thinly sliced

1 radish, sliced
2 green onions with greens on top, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced

 

2 tablespoons Hoisin sauce
2 eggs, scrambled
¼ cup soy sauce
½ teaspoon Kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, more if you like spicy
3-4 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided

¼ cup cashews


1. Thinly slice beef. Toss with corn starch. Refrigerate until ready to use. Make rice according to directions. Set aside until you need to use it. This can be prepped the day before.

2. Heat the wok or skillet to a medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons oil to a large skillet. When oil is hot, add bok choy, bell peppers and carrots and sauté until the vegetables soften. You may cook each group of vegetables separately to insure there is room in the wok or skillet. Stir to keep from sticking. Remove vegetables from skillet and set aside.
3. Add 1 tablespoon oil to skillet and add beef. Sprinkle with salt. Add garlic and Hoisin Sauce and sauté the beef until is browned. Remove from the wok and set aside.
4. Add ½ teaspoon oil or spray. Heat and add eggs. Scramble and remove from skillet and reserve.
5. Add 1 tablespoon oil to the heated wok and add rice. Sauté rice for 3-5 minutes. This toasts the rice ad brings out its nutty flavor. Add the soy sauce. Sauté rice for another 3-5 minutes, allowing the rice to be coated with the soy sauce. Add the eggs.
6. Add the beef and vegetables back in and mix with the rice-egg mixture. Toss with the cashews.
7. Taste and adjust seasoning.

 

Expandthetable suggestions

Rice Noodles: Substitute rice noodles for rice, cooking according to package directions.

Meat free: Use tofu or seitan in place of beef.

Add other veggies: Try zucchini, mushrooms, snow peas, edamame, fresh spinach, sweet potato, cabbage, celery or broccoli. Slice thinly.

 

Adapted from Jesse Bryant. Beef Fried Rice in the Cook’s Cook Community