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Recipe Summary

Difficulty: Easy
Preparation: 10 min
Cooking: 20 min
Makes: 2 suppers of 6 main course or 12 starter courses  servings
Best Suited for: Dinner Party,Exotic,Lots of Kids,Cook once eat twice,

Nutritional Information

Per Serving (1 cup (250 mL) cooked beef mixture)

Calories354
Protein31 g
Fat17 g
Carbohydrates18 g

An excellent source of iron (28% DV) and zinc (79% DV), 43% DV sodium

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Asian Beef and Bean Stir-fry

Asian Beef and Bean Stir-fry

For a speedy second meal from this recipe, double the batch of the cooked ground beef mixture and freeze in sealed container for up to 3 months. To prepare the meal from the frozen cooked ground beef mixture, just thaw and cook with the green beans and red pepper as outlined below.
1 lb (500 g)Lean Ground Beef Sirloin, Round or Chuck or Lean Ground Beef
2green onions, sliced
2cloves garlic, minced
1 ½ tsp (7 mL)minced gingerroot
1carrot, grated
⅓ cup(s) (75 mL)drained chopped water chestnuts
2 ½ tbsp (35 mL)hoisin sauce
2 tbsp (30 mL)soy sauce
½ tsp (2 mL)pepper
1 tbsp (15 mL)cornstarch
1 tbsp (15 mL)vegetable oil
3 cup(s) (750 mL)trimmed cut green beans
1sweet red pepper, sliced
Chopped roasted peanuts (optionsal)
  1. Cook beef in nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, breaking up with wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes; drain. Add onions, garlic, gingerroot, carrots and water chestnuts; cook over medium heat until onions are softened, about 3 minutes.
  2. Whisk together hoisin sauce, soy sauce, 1/4 cup (50 mL) water, cornstarch and pepper in small bowl. Pour into pan with meat and cook, stirring over medium heat until combined and slightly thickened. Set aside.
  3. In seperate large nonstick skillet heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Add beans and red pepper; stir-fry briefly. Add 2 tbsp (30 mL) water; cover and steam until tender-crisp, about 3 minutes. Add the reserved cooked beef mixture; cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until hot. Serve over noodles, sprinkled with peanuts (if desired).
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