I love to go to the grocery store around 10am in the morning. All the departments usually take a look at their merchandise and discount anything that has a sell by date for that day. That's when you get the best deals. I bought one pound of top round thinly sliced steak for $1.58. Yes... you heard me right. I paired that steak with some veggies I had in my fridge and I had lunch for 4 people for less than 5 dollars in less than 30 minutes! Now that's what you call fast food on a dime!
Ingredients:
1lb lean beef cut into strips (I used thinly sliced top round steak **see note)
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1 large green bell pepper cut into strips
medium yellow onion sliced
1 bunch green onions sliced
8oz mushrooms sliced ( I used button mushrooms)
1 Tbs grated fresh ginger
1 Tbs grated fresh garlic
salt and black pepper
red chili flakes to taste
1 heaping Tbs cornstarch
cornstarch slurry (1Tbs cornstarch and 1Tbs water)
Sauce:
2-3 Tbs soy sauce
2-3 Tbs water
1 Tbs Oyster sauce
1 Tbs Hoisin sauce
1 Tbs Shaoxing Rice Wine (or dry sherry)
Directions:
Slice beef into strips. (Note: cut against the grain so beef is tender. Against the grain means look at the lines on the beef and cut in the
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opposite direction.) Season beef lightly with salt and pepper and dust with some cornstarch. Heat wok on high heat and add 1Tbs canola oil. Add beef and stir fry for 3-4 minutes. Remove beef from pan onto plate until later.
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Add 1 Tbs canola oil into pan and stir fry mushrooms for 2-3 minutes on high heat. Then add onions, bell peppers, ginger, garlic, green onions, red chili flakes. Stir fry for 2-3 minutes.
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Add cooked beef (including any juices from the beef on the plate) back into wok and add the prepared sauce (recipe above). Stir fry for 1-2 more minutes. Taste for seasoning. Serve with rice. Enjoy.
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