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Thursday, September 6, 2007

Mexican Beef Stir Fry

What am I having for dinner tonight?
Mexican Beef Stir Fry
Brown Rice
Green Salad

Ingredients
1 1/2 pound beef flank steak
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
3 cloves garlic - crushed
1 red pepper - cut into thin strips
1 medium onion - cut into wedges
3 jalapeno peppers - thinly sliced

Directions

  1. Cut beef steak into 1/8 inch thick strips
  2. Combine oil, cumin, oregano, and garlic; reserve half.
  3. Heat half the seasoned oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
  4. Add bell pepper, onion and jalapeno pepper; stir fry 2 to 3 minutes or until crisp-tender.
  5. Remove and reserve.
  6. In same skillet, stir fry beef strips in remaining oil. (1 to 2 minutes)
  7. Return vegetables to skillet and heat through.
  8. Serve over brown rice.

I often add additional vegetables to this dish. Check your freezer or refrigerator for any you might like to add. Add it in step 4 with the rest of the veggies.

Let me know what you think!

Prep for tomorrow, tonight: Pull 4 chicken breast out of the freezer for tomorrows Baked Teriyaki Chicken.

1 comments:

Carrie said...

This is Carrie! I added broccoli to my dish last night. It was very good. My husband doesn't really like peppers or onions so I wanted to have a veggie that he liked in the dish. I just went to my freezer to see what left over veggies I had and broccoli was my best option.