Beef & Garlic Scapes Stir Fry

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon minced gingerroot
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 lb grilling top sirloin steak
• 3 cups garlic scapes, 1 inch pieces
• 1 small hot red pepper
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup beef stock

Recipe

• 1 whisk first 6 ingredients together in a bowl.
• 2 slice beef across the grain into thin strips, add to bowl& toss to coat; let stand for 15 minutes.
• 3 cook garlic scapes in a pot of boiling salted water until tender-crisp, about 2 minutes; drain& refresh under cold water.
• 4 drain again, pat dry& set aside.
• 5 wearing rubber gloves, cut hot pepper in half lengthwise, deseed& finely slice.
• 6 heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a wok or deep skillet over high heat.
• 7 stir fry beef in batches, using remaining oil as necessary, until browned but still pink inside, about 2 minutes; transfer to a bowl.
• 8 stir fry hot pepper& salt for 1 minute; return beef, any accumulated juices, scapes& stock to wok and stir fry until hot, about a minute.