Ginger Beef And Asparagus With Mushrooms

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/4 lbs sirloin steaks or 1 1/4 lbs flank steaks, cut into thin strips
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil (or canola oil)
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 lbs asparagus, cut into 2-inch pieces (cut very thick stalks in half lengthwise as well)
• 6 green onions, sliced
• 3/4 cup sliced carrot
• 1 lb baby portabella mushrooms, sliced
• 1/8 cup sherry wine
• 1/8 cup light soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons fresh ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon chinese five spice powder
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, heat oil on high heat.
• 2 meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine sheery wine, soy sauce, cornstarch, ginger, 5 spice powder, pepper and brown sugar. mix well until cornstarch and sugar is dissolved.
• 3 sprinkle beef strips with the salt.
• 4 when skillet and oil are hot, add beef strips and garlic and stir-fry over high heat until beef has just a little pink remaining.
• 5 add asparagus, onions and carrots and continue to stir fry over high heat for about 2 minutes. add sherry/soy sauce mixture to skillet. add mushrooms to skillet and continue stir-frying for about 3-5 minutes or until your asparagus and carrots are desired crisp-tenderness.
• 6 serve over hot cooked rice, if desired.