Stir-fry beef and spaghetti
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | ounces | Spaghetti, Fusilli or Linguine; uncooked |
| 4 | tablespoons | Cornstarch, divided |
| ⅓ | cup | Plus 1 tbsp. soy sauce |
| 1 | tablespoon | Dry sherry (optional) |
| 1 | Clove garlic; minced | |
| ½ | teaspoon | Ground ginger |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Pepper |
| 12 | ounces | Boneless beef round steak; in thin strips |
| 2 | cups | Cold water |
| 2½ | tablespoon | Vegetable oil; divided |
| 2 | mediums | Carrots, thinly sliced; (1 cup) |
| 1 | large | Onion, cut into chunks; (2 cups) |
| 1 | 10 oz packag frozen cut green beans; thawed and drained | |
| Toasted sesame seeds; (optional) | ||
Directions
In a small bowl, blend 1 tablespoon each of the cornstarch and soy sauce, sherry, garlic, ginger and pepper. Add beef; marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes. In a small bowl, blend remaining 3 tablespoons cornstarch into water. Stir in remaining ⅓ cup soy sauce.
Prepare pasta according to package directions; drain. Add 1 teaspoon oil to pasta, toss to coat. In a medium skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil. Add meat mixture and stir-fry for 1 minute. Remove meat mixture from heat. In the same skillet, heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Add carrots and onion and stir-fry until tender-crisp. Stir in meat, cornstarch mixture and green beans. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened and translucent. Arrange hot pasta on warm serving platter, and top with meat mixture. Garnish with sesame seeds, if desired. Each serving provides: 519 Calories; 26⅖ g Protein; 67⅘ g Carbohydrates; 15⅒ g Fat; 40.9 mg Cholesterol; 1139 Sodium. Calories from Fat: 26% MC formatting and posted by bobbi744@...
Recipe By : Pasta Home Page Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #269 Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 13:56:02 -0500 From: Roberta Banghart <bobbi744@...>