Five Spice Beef and Pepper Stir-Fry

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Total Time:
30 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Yield:
4 servings
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

  • Jasmine rice or short grain white rice, 1 to 1 1/2 cups, prepared to package directions
  • 2 cups beef broth or stock, paper container or canned
  • 2 tablespoons wok or clear oil, 1 turn of the pan
  • 1 1/2 pounds beef sirloin or beef tenderloin tips, trimmed, placed in the freezer for 5 to 10 minutes then thinly sliced
  • 2 green bell peppers, seeded and diced into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 1/2 cup dry cooking sherry
  • 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce, eyeball the amount (recommended: Tamari)
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder, found on Asian foods aisle of market
  • Cracked black pepper
  • 3 scallions, thinly sliced on an angle, for garnish
  • 1/2 cup smoked whole almonds, available on snack aisle, for garnish

Directions

Boil water for rice and prepare to package directions.

Place beef broth in a small pot over low heat to warm the liquid.

Heat a wok shaped skillet or pan over high heat. Add oil (it will smoke) and meat bits. Stir-fry meat 3 minutes and remove from pan or move off to the side of the wok. Return pan to heat and add peppers and onions. Stir-fry veggies 2 minutes. Add meat back to the pan. Add sherry and stir fry until liquid almost evaporates about 1 minute. Add soy sauce to the pan. Dissolve cornstarch with a ladle of warm beef broth. Add beef broth to the pan, then add cornstarch combined with broth, the five-spice powder and black pepper. Stir sauce until it thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon. Adjust seasonings. Add more soy or salt if necessary. Remove stir-fry from heat. Fill dinner bowls with beef stir-fry and top with a scoop of rice. Scoop rice with ice cream scoop to get a rounded ball. By placing rice on top of stir-fry, rice will stay firm and not soak up too much sauce. Garnish with chopped scallions and smoked almonds.

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  • on August 13, 2012

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    This is the worst thing I have ever cooked. The 5 spice is awful in this. Do NOT add the 5 spice.

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  • on October 31, 2011

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    i used this recipe as a foundation to make a more exciting stir fry. instead of 2 bell peppers i used 1 orange bell pepper, two carrots sliced (and steamed in microwave for 2 minutes, and a handful of cauliflower florets. didnt use the 5-spice but made my own concoction of tamari, soy sauce and a stir fry sauce i had. rice scooped with ice cream scoop was nice presentation! and cashews on top. delish!

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  • on August 27, 2011

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    Very tasty and tender. Fast prep. I don't know what another reviewer meant by the 5 spice powder tasting licoricey-I think it has a warm indian taste to it. Whatever, I added a dash of red pepper flakes and left out the nuts and used a yellow pepper (don't like green peppers. I served over shallot risotto with the scallion garnish-was an interesting twist on asian. I wouldn't exactly call it Chinese as another reviewer indicated-just a good meal with an asian flare.

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