Quick and Easy Dinner #3: Beef and Vegetable Stir Fry

My third recipe in my quick and easy dinner series is beef and vegetable stir fry. If you're a vegetarian, have no fear, just cut out the beef. No fresh veggies? You can use frozen veggies. 

Ingredients

1 lb stir fry beef (or any steak cut into strips)

2-3 cups Fresh vegetables, chopped

    Green and red bell peppers

    Broccoli

    Cauliflower

    Carrots

1/4 cup soy sauce

1 Tbsp corn starch

1 Tbsp cold water 
Cooked rice

Note: You might also consider adding some canned water chestnuts and/or baby corn to the vegetable mixture. Feel free to experiment with what you like.

Directions

1. In 1 skillet, start cooking the beef over medium heat. No need to season it, you'll do that with the soy sauce later. 

2. In another skillet, put a little olive oil in the pan and then add the vegetables. Cook these over medium heat, flipping them over regularly. 

3. As you're doing this, start cooking the rice. Personally I prefer brown rice because it's a little healthier, but you can use white as well. 

4. Once the meat has browned on the outside, drain any grease from the pan and move the meat to the edges. Add the vegetables and continue to cook them if needed. (If you use frozen vegetables instead, add a lid to the pan once you add the vegetables to steam them). 

Vegetables after adding to the meat. They still need some cooking time.

5. As the meat and vegetables cook, mix together the soy sauce, corn starch, and cold water in a small bowl. (If you don't have corn starch, the recipe will be fine without it. The corn starch only helps to thicken the sauce). Once the meat and veggies are done, move both to the outer perimeter of the pan. Next pour the soy sauce mixture into the center of the pan. Once it starts to bubble and thicken, mix it with the meat and veggies. 

Once the rice is cooked, spoon the stir fry mixture onto the rice like below and enjoy your quick and easy dinner!

Thanks to my mom for teaching me how to make this easy dinner.