Spicy Orange Beef with Vegetables

This spicy orange beef with vegetables can actually be served two ways. For an Asian meal serve the spicy orange beef over rice and garnish with fresh orange slices. For more of a western meal serve the spicy orange beef in warmed flour tortillas. Either way it’s delicious. Serve it over rice for dinner and enjoy the leftovers the next day in a flour tortilla.

Spicy Orange Beef with Vegetables

Ingredients:

¾ pound beef top round, cut into thin strips
2 Tbsp cornstarch (divided)
2 tsp grated orange rind
½ cup beef broth
¼ cup ornge juice (from an orange)
2 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp sugar
1 ½ tsp chili garlic sauce
4 tsp oil
1 Tbsp minced fresh ginger
¼ pound green beans, halved crosswise
1 red pepper, seeded and cut into strips
1 carrot, cut into matchstick thin strips

Directions:

Combine the beef, 1 TBSP of the cornstarch and the orange rind in a medium bowl. Toss well to coat the beef and set aside. Combine the remaining 1 TBSP cornstarch, the broth, the orange juice, soy sauce, sugar and chili garlic sauce in a small bowl and set aside.

Heat your wok over high heat until a drop of water sizzles. Swirl 2 tsp of oil in the wok and then add the beef. Stir fry until cooked through, about 2-3 minutes and transfer to a bowl. Swirl the remaining 2 tsp oil in the wok and add the ginger. Stir fry just until fragrant or about 10 seconds. Add the green beans, bell pepper and carrot. Stir-fry until crisp tender about 2-3 minutes. Add the broth mixture and cook, stirring constantly until the mixture boils and thickens. Add the beef and cook until hot, about one more minutes. Serve hot over rice. Enjoy the leftover the next day by serving them in a warm flour tortilla