Name: Stir-Fried Beef with Snow Peas and Red Bell Pepper
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: Serves 2 as a main dish with rice or 4 as part of a multi-course meal
Ingredients: 8 oz (250 g) beef tenderloin or boneless sirloin steak, sliced diagonally across the grain in ¼-in (6-mm) slices; 2 oz (50 g) sliced canned bamboo shoots; 2 oz (50 g) snow peas, tips and strings removed; 4 tablespoons chicken stock, homemade or store-bought, divided; 1 teaspoon plus 1 tablespoon oil, divided; 1 clove garlic, minced; ½ cup (40 g) sliced mushrooms; 1 teaspoon sugar, divided; 1 tablespoon oyster sauce; 1 teaspoon peeled and minced fresh ginger; ½ teaspoon soy sauce; ½ teaspoon plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose cornstarch, divided; ½ cup (85 g) thinly sliced red bell pepper; 2 stalks bok choy, trimmed and cut diagonally into ½-in (1.25-cm) slices; 1 teaspoon dry white wine; Dash of white pepper; 1 teaspoon salt, divided; 2 oz (50 g) sliced canned water chestnuts

Preparation info

Serves
2
as a main dish with rice

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Katie Chin's Everyday Chinese Cookbook

By Katie Chin

Published 2016

About

When my sister Jeanie was in medical school, she barely got any sleep and was working crazy hours. She had lost weight and looked tired, and my mother was determined to get her back on track with protein- and iron-rich stir-fries. One of her favorites was this Stir-Fried Beef with Snow Peas and Red Bell Pepper. It’s healthy and delicious, filled with tender-crisp snow peas, crunchy red bell pepper and succulent beef. My mother would invite my sister over for dinner and insi