Recipe Category: Beef
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Ingredients
- 1 pound (455 g) ground beef
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) soy sauce, divided
- 3 tablespoons (45 ml) dry sherry, divided
- 1 or 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- peanut oil or other bland oil for stir-frying.
- 1/2 cup (60 g) coarsely chopped walnuts
- 2 cups (300 g) frozen crosscut green beans, thawed, or 2 cups (500 g) frozen broccoli cuts, thawed
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
Method
- Have everything chopped, thawed, sliced, and prepped before you start cooking! In a bowl, combine 1 tablespoon (15 ml) soy sauce, 1 1/2 tablespoons (23 ml) sherry, and the garlic
- Add the ground beef and with clean hands mix the flavorings into the meat
- Heat 2 to 3 tablespoons (30 to 45 ml) oil in a wok or large, heavy skillet over high heat
- Put the walnuts in the skillet and fry for a few minutes until crispy
- Drain and put aside
- Using the same oil, stir-fry bite-sized chunks of the ground beef mixture until cooked through
- Lift out the beef and drain
- Pour the oil and fat out of the skillet and put in a few tablespoons (30 ml) of fresh oil
- Heat it up over high heat and then add the green beans, onion, and ginger
- Stir-fry until the vegetables are tender-crisp
- Add the beef back to the pan and stir everything up
- Stir in the remaining soy sauce and sherry and another clove of crushed garlic if you like
- Serve without rice for you and on top of rice for the carb-eaters in the family
- Sprinkle the toasted walnuts on top of each serving and pass the soy sauce at the table for those who like more
Makes 3 servings
- Each with 19 grams of carbohydrates and 6 grams of fiber, for a total of 13 grams of usable carbs and 34 grams of protein
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