Recipe by Eatingwell.com
Spicy Orange Beef & Broccoli Stir Fry
With fresh broccoli, ginger, red bell peppers and plenty of fresh citrus, this healthy beef stir-fry is sure to become a favorite. And it’s ready in 30 minutes, making it the perfect healthy weeknight dinner. Serve with brown rice.
TOTAL TIME:
30 min
Ingredients
3 oranges
3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine, or dry sherry
1 tablespoon cornstarch
½ teaspoon sugar
3 teaspoons peanut oil, or canola oil, divided
1 pound beef sirloin, trimmed and sliced against the grain into 1/8-inch-thick slices
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
6-8 small dried red chiles
2 pounds broccoli, cut into small florets (6 cups)
⅓ cup water
1 red bell pepper, seeded and sliced
½ cup sliced scallion greens
Nutrition Profile
Nutrition Facts
Per serving: 238 calories; total fat 6g; saturated fat 2g; cholesterol 40mg; sodium 343mg; total carbohydrate 27g; dietary fiber 6g; total sugars 12g; protein 21g; vitamin c 232mg; calcium 112mg; iron 3mg; potassium 1038m
Directions
Step 1
With a small sharp knife or vegetable peeler, carefully pare wide strips of zest from one of the oranges. Cut zest into 1-inch strips and set aside. Squeeze juice from all the oranges into a small bowl (for about 3/4 cup). Add soy sauce, rice wine (or sherry), cornstarch and sugar and stir to combine; set aside.
Step 2
Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat until almost smoking. Add beef and stir-fry just until no longer pink on the outside, about 1 minute. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels and set aside.
Step 3
Add the remaining 2 teaspoons oil to the pan and heat until very hot. Add garlic, ginger, chiles and the reserved orange zest; stir-fry until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add broccoli and water. Cover and steam, stirring occasionally, until the water has evaporated and the broccoli sizzles, about 3 minutes. Add bell pepper and stir-fry for 1 minute more.
Step 4
Stir the reserved orange sauce and pour it into the wok. Bring to a boil, stirring; cook until the sauce has thickened slightly, 1 to 2 minutes. Add scallion greens and the reserved beef and toss to coat with sauce; heat through
