Asparabeef

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb flank steak
• 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 1 tablespoon sake or 1 tablespoon rice wine
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 1/2 lbs asparagus or 1 1/2 lbs green beans, 2 inches long
• 4 tablespoons peanut oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 slice fresh ginger, minced
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Recipe

• 1 thinly slice the steak and cut into 2-inch wide strips.
• 2 marinate the steak in a mixture of the soy sauce, hoisin sauce, rice wine, cornstarch, and sugar for about 1 hour.
• 3 blanch the asparagus or green beans until they are just tender, about 5 minutes.
• 4 heat 2 tablespoons of the oil and stir fry the asparagus or green beans for 2 minutes.
• 5 remove them from the pan and add 2 tablespoons more oil.
• 6 add the garlic, ginger, and pepper seeds and stir fry for a minute or so.
• 7 add the meat and cook for 3 minutes or until it is cooked on the outside and pink inside, or cooked to desired doneness.