Craving asian but want something a healthier option than takeout? This dish was so easy to make and had such good flavor, you won’t be missing the takeout. We added water chestnuts for a little extra crunch and will definitely be keeping them in the recipe. Feel free to serve it over brown rice or quinoa for a protein packed option.
Asian Beef with Mushrooms & Snow Peas
via julia’s album
ingredients:
sauce:
1/2 c. low sodium soy sauce
5 tbsp brown sugar
6 garlic cloves, minced
2 tsp rice vinegar
beef:
10 oz snow peas
4 tbsp olive oil
10 oz mushrooms, sliced thinly
1 lb beef, thinly sliced (we used flat iron steak)
2 cups cooked rice (or quinoa)
note: we also added 1 can of water chestnuts
directions:
Combine all of the sauce ingredients in a bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside.
Bring water in a medium pan to a boil. Add snow peas and boil for 5 minutes. Drain and set aside. Heat a large skillet until hot and add 2 tbsp of olive oil. Immediately add the sliced mushrooms, turning occassionaly until they brown nicely. Salt them midway. Remove mushrooms to a bowl.
To the same skillet, on high heat, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil, which will sizzle right away. Immediately add thinly sliced meat. You might want to do this in 2 batches, because you will want each slice of meat to touch the bottom of the skillet and for meat slices not to be crowded. This will ensure that meat will brown on high heat. Cook meat on one side until it browns nicely. Turn over all meat slices to the opposite side, and cook more, on high heat, until all slices brown nicely. Remove this batch to a bowl. Add a second batch of meat, and repeat.
Return all of the cooked meat back to the skillet. Add the snow peas and cooked mushrooms (and water chestnuts if using), then the sauce. On high heat – stir everything to combine, for about 1 minute. Turn off heat. Cover the skillet with a lid. Serve over rice or quinoa.
Enjoy!
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This is the perfect weeknight meal!!! I love that you added the water chestnuts, that’s one of my favorite things in a stir fry!!! Thanks for sharing!!
This looks delicious and easy too!
mmm i love snow peas! xo jillian
I hate mushrooms but everything else in this sounds amazing!!! I was craving something Asian this week too! Yum!!
<3, Pamela
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Looks so yummy! I love to add snow peas to stir frys! xo
i love love water chestnuts. idk why i don’t buy them more bc i make broccoli stir fries allll the time! thanks for the reminder. 🙂
I just bought the frozen quinoa from Trader Joe’s…..that would be so good over it! Definitely think this needs to be a dinner plan this week!
Asian + beef has seriously been on my to-try/to-make list for forever. Glad to see it’s easy!
This is going on my next meal planning sheet! YUM!
yum! This is always my go to dish when we order takeout! thanks for the recipe 🙂
oh wow, this looks really good! thanks for sharing!
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Huge fan of water chestnuts! I’ve been crazing Chinese food so this may be a great substitute!
~Elise @ highheelsglitteringeyes.blogspot.com
Yum! This sounds amazing! Pinning for my next grocery trip 🙂
xo, Jen
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