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Fresh Lemon Pepper Beef Stir Fry
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Ready In: 25 Minutes
Servings: 3
Using a few basic ingredients including the essential fish sauce, which blends into the background but adding a distinctively non-fishy flavor, dinner's on the table in just minutes. From Sunkist.
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon cornstarch
2 teaspoons fish sauce
3/4 lb tri-tip beef, cut into 1-inch cubes (can sub flank or sirloin steak)
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon black pepper
2 teaspoons sugar
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon butter
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 stalk lemongrass, bottom 4-inches minced (about 1 tablespoon and can sub grated lemon zest but not exactly the same)
2 walnut-sized shallots, thinly sliced
Directions:
1. Combine marinade ingredients in a bowl. Add beef and stir to coat. Let stand for 10 minutes.
2. In the meantime combine glaze ingredients in a small bowl; stir until sugar is dissolved.
3. Place a stir-fry pan over high heat until hot. Add oil and butter; stir until butter melts. Add garlic, lemongrass, shallots and cook; stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add beef and stir-fry, until it is seared on the outside and slightly pink in center, about 4 minutes.
4. Add glaze and toss to evenly coat meat. Serve.
By RecipeOfHealth.com