Last week’s Stir Fry Magic class was well attended. If you wanted to attend but couldn’t here’s a beef stir fry recipe you can try at home.

Ingredients:

1 pound lean beef, cut into thin strips (may use other meats such as pork or chicken)

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 small onion, chopped

1 green pepper, cut into strips

2 cups fresh cut vegetables (such as carrots, broccoli, cauliflower)

6 cups cooked rice, still hot

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a large frying pan or wok over medium high heat.

2. When oil is hot, add the meat, cook until there is no pink in the meat and the meat is thoroughly brown.

3. Add fresh vegetables and continue to stir until vegetables are tender.

4. Stir sauce mixture (see recipe below). Pour into skillet with stir fry.  Cook until sauce bubbles.

5. Spoon stir-fry mixture over cooked rice.

Stir Fry Sauce

Ingredients

2 tablespoons cornstarch 

dash black pepper

1 1/2 cups cool water

2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce

Directions: Combine cornstarch and cool water. Stir in remaining ingredients. The cornstarch will settle to the bottom so stir again before adding sauce to stir-fry.

Nutrition information Per Serving: 420 calories, Total Fat 9 g, Sat. Fat 2 g Protein 22 g, Total Carbohydrate 62 g Dietary Fiber 2 g, Sodium 230 mg

As posted last week, CCEFM nutrition educators have a variety of other classes scheduled including food preservation, canning and pickling classes.