Fast Spicy Beef And Broccoli

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 oranges (we like to add the orange flesh, too)
• 3 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice wine (or 1 t dry sherry)
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 3 teaspoons peanut oil, divided (or 3 t canola oil)
• 1 lb beef sirloin, trimmed and sliced against the grain into 1/8-inch-thick slices
• 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, minced (or 3/4t ground)
• 6 -8 small dried red chilies
• 2 lbs broccoli, cut into small florets (6 cups)
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and sliced
• 1/2 cup green onion, sliced (scallions)

Recipe

• 1 with a small knife carefully pare wide strips of zest from one of the oranges. cut zest into 1-inch strips and set aside.
• 2 squeeze juice from all the oranges into a small bowl (for about 3/4 cup).
• 3 add soy sauce, rice wine (or sherry), cornstarch and sugar and stir to combine; set aside.
• 4 heat 1 teaspoon oil in a wok or large skillet until almost smoking. add beef and stir-fry just until no longer pink on the outside (1 min).
• 5 transfer meat to a plate lined with paper towels.
• 6 add the remaining oil and heat to very hot.
• 7 add garlic, ginger, chiles and the reserved orange zest; stir-fry about 30 seconds.
• 8 add broccoli and water. cover and steam, stirring occasionally, until the water has evaporated and the broccoli sizzles (3 min).
• 9 add bell pepper for 1 minute more. then reduce heat to low.
• 10 add the reserved orange sauce, bring to a boil until the sauce has thickened a bit.
• 11 add scallion greens and the reserved beef. tossing to heat through.