SESAME PEPPER STIR FRY

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Use the meat and veggies you have on hand, or stick to cabbage and peppers for a quick, flavorful, and basic stir fry. Hubby and kids gobble this down before a pretty photo is possible! Serve over rice. This provides 4 people with enough for second servings or a great next-day cold lunch. Chicken, pork, or seafood works as well as beef. Add extra veggies as desired except for more brassicas. Can replace cabbage with broccoli if desired. Great 'whatever's in the fridge' stir fry. Enjoy!

Provided by MT

Categories Main Dish Recipes Stir-Fry Beef

Time 35m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 small head cabbage, thinly sliced
2 red bell peppers, thinly sliced
1 onion, sliced
8 cloves garlic, finely diced
4 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
½ cup sesame oil, divided
1 pound beef tenderloin, thinly sliced
¼ cup soy sauce
2 teaspoons white sugar
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup water
4 teaspoons cornstarch

Steps:

Mix cabbage and red bell peppers together in a bowl. Mix onion, garlic, and ginger together in a separate bowl.
Heat a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat; add 1/4 cup sesame oil. Cook and stir beef and onion mixture in the hot oil until beef is browned on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes. Add cabbage mixture to beef mixture; cook, stirring quickly, until cabbage wilts, onion begins to brown, and beef is fully cooked, about 5 minutes.
Stir remaining 1/4 cup sesame oil, soy sauce, sugar, and black pepper into beef and cabbage mixture; toss to coat. Mix water and cornstarch together in a bowl until cornstarch is dissolved; pour into beef and cabbage mixture. Cook and stir until sauce reduces and thickens, about 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 306 calories, Carbohydrate 13.8 g, Cholesterol 47.6 mg, Fat 20.2 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Protein 18.1 g, SaturatedFat 4.4 g, Sodium 502.8 mg, Sugar 6.5 g