Beef And Green Bean Stir-fry

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 sweet red pepper (or green)
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon gingerroot, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 3 cups green beans (diagonally halved and trimmed)
• 1/2 cup beef stock
• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced

Recipe

• 1 seed, core and cut red pepper into thin strips, set aside.
• 2 in a wok stir fry beef over high heat until no longer pink, about 3 minutes. using a slotted spoon, transfer beef to plate.
• 3 drain fat from wok, add oil, stir fry garlic, ginger, salt and pepper over medium heat until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• 4 add green beans, red pepper and 2 tablespoons water, cover and steam until beans and pepper are tender-crisp, about 3 minutes.
• 5 return beef and any juices to wok. whisk together beef stock, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, and cornstarch. stir into wok.
• 6 bring to a boil, boil stirring until sauce is thickened and glossy, about 1 minute.
• 7 sprinkle with green onions and serve.