Chinese Beef And Pea Pods Recipes

BEEF WITH SNOW PEAS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, broth, and garlic. Reserve 1/4 cup. Place beef in a resealable plastic bag.
• Add remaining soy sauce mixture; seal and mix. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• Place cornstarch in a small bowl. Stir in reserved soy sauce mixture until smooth; set aside.
• In a nonstick skillet, stir-fry snow peas in 2 tsp hot oil for 3-4 minutes or until snow peas are crisp-tender and bright green. Remove and keep warm.
• Drain and discard marinade from beef. In same skillet, stir-fry beef in remaining oil for 2 minutes.
• Stir cornstarch mixture; add to skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• Combine with snowpeas. Serve with rice (serve with brown rice if you want to be really healthy!)

BEEF WITH SNOW PEAS

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix together the soy sauce, sherry, cornstarch, brown sugar and ginger. Add the beef to a separate bowl and pour one-third of the liquid over the top. Save the rest of the liquid. Toss the beef and set aside.
• Heat the oil in a heavy skillet (iron is best) over high heat. Add the snow peas and stir for 45 seconds, getting as much color on them as possible. Remove to a plate.
• Allow the skillet to get very hot again. With tongs, add half the meat mixture, leaving most of the marinade still in the bowl. Spread out the meat as you add it to skillet, but do not stir for a good minute. (You want the meat to get as brown as possible as quickly as possible.) Sprinkle half the scallions over the meat. Flip the meat to the other side and cook for another 30 seconds. Remove to a clean plate.
• Repeat with the other half of the meat, allowing the skillet to get very hot again first. After flipping, add the first plateful of meat, the reserved liquid, the crushed red pepper and snow peas. Stir over high heat for 30 seconds, and then turn off the heat. Check the seasonings and add salt only if it needs it. The mixture will thicken as it sits. Serve immediately over rice.

ASIAN BEEF WITH SNOW PEAS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, rice wine, brown sugar and cornstarch. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a wok or skillet over medium high heat. Stir-fry ginger and garlic for 30 seconds. Add the steak and stir-fry for 2 minutes or until evenly browned. Add the snow peas and stir-fry for an additional 3 minutes. Add the soy sauce mixture, bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Lower heat and simmer until the sauce is thick and smooth. Serve immediately.

SNOW PEAS & BEEF STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk soy sauce, sherry, cornstarch and sugar. Transfer 1/4 cup mixture to a large bowl; stir in 1 tablespoon oil and garlic. Add beef; toss to coat. Let stand 15 minutes., Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add half of the beef mixture; stir-fry 1-2 minutes or until no longer pink. Remove from pan; repeat with remaining beef., In same pan, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat until hot. Add mushrooms and onion; cook and stir until mushrooms are tender. Add snow peas; cook 2-3 minutes longer or until crisp-tender., Stir remaining soy sauce mixture and add to pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until sauce is thickened. Return beef to pan; heat through. Serve with rice if desired.

BEEF WITH PEA PODS

Steps:

• Trim fat from beef. Cut beef with grain into 2-inch strips; cut strips across grain into 1/4-inch slices.
• Heat 10-inch skillet or wok over high heat 1 to 2 minutes. Add oil; rotate skillet to coat with oil. Add beef and garlic; stir-fry about 3 minutes or until beef is brown. Sprinkle salt and pepper over beef; stir in broth. Heat to boiling.
• Mix cornstarch, water and soy sauce; stir into beef mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Continue boiling 1 minute, stirring constantly (sauce will be thin).
• Stir in gingerroot and pea pods. Cook uncovered about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until pea pods are crisp-tender. Serve over rice.

CHINESE BEEF AND PEA PODS

Steps:

• Combine steak in crock pot with the consommé, soy sauce, ginger, and onion.
• Cover and cook on low for 5-7 hours. Turn control to high.
• Stir in cornstarch that has been dissolved in 2 tablespoons of cold water.
• Cook on high for 15 minutes or until thickened.
• During last five minutes of cooking, add water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts and pea pods.
• Serve over hot rice.

CHINESE PEA PODS AND BEEF

Steps:

• Mix 2 Tb. soy sauce, fresh ginger and garlic. Toss sliced beef to coat and allow to marinate 1 hour.
• In large skillet or wok, heat 2 Tb. oil until hot. Brown meat, and remove to drain.
• Heat remaining 2 Tb. oil in pan until hot. Add carrots and stir fry 2 minutes. Add in onions and stir fry an additional 2 minutes. Add in mushrooms and cook an additional 1-2 minutes.
• Add in snow peas or pea pods, onion soup mix, and 1 cup water. Cover and simmer 2-3 minutes.
• Whisk together remaining 1/2 cup water, cornstarch, and remaining 2 Tb. soy sauce. Stir into beef and vegetable mixture, and stir constantly until sauce is thickened and bubbly.
• Stir in reserved meat and serve over chow mein or yakisoba noodles, or steamed or fried rice.

BEEF AND SNOW PEAS WITH PANFRIED NOODLES

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions, then drain in a colander.
• Stir together oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar, cornstarch, and water until smooth.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add noodles to skillet, pressing them with a rubber spatula to form a cake, and cook until underside is golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip cake over and drizzle 1 tablespoon oil around sides of cake, then cook until underside is golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer noodle cake to a cutting board and cut into quarters.
• Heat 1/2 tablespoon oil in a wok or 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it begins to smoke. Stir-fry snow peas with a pinch of salt until bright green, 1 to 2 minutes, then transfer to a plate. Add 2 tablespoons oil to wok and stir-fry scallions and ginger with 1/4 teaspoon salt 30 seconds. Add half of beef and cook, undisturbed, 45 seconds, then stir-fry until beef is just browned, 1 to 2 minutes more. Transfer to plate with snow peas. Add remaining tablespoon oil and cook remaining beef in same manner.
• Stir sauce mixture again, then add to wok and bring to a boil. Stir in beef and snow peas, then serve spooned on top of noodle cake.

SNOW PEAS AND BEEF-CHINESE STYLE

Steps:

• Slice beef across the grain into thin slices the thickness of a quarter. Use only the lean part. Toss beef slices with soy sauce and cornstarch. Remove string from snow peas by breaking the blossom end of the bean and pull the strings down the sides. Leave the pea pods whole. Wash and drain. Heat 1 tablespoon oil. Ch'ao the pea pods for a minute, only until they are a darker brighter green and not even slightly wilted. Remove. Heat 3 tablespoons oil until very hot. Mix remaining 1 tablespoon oil into beef slices and add to hot oil. Stir constantly for a minute or two until beef is cooked rare. (In cooking the beef slices, the timing is critical. be sure not to overcook.) Add salt and reserved snow peas. Stir until heated; no more.