Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Links in this article: 1. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beefsnowpeas.htm 2. http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/cookingbasics/ht/vegetableoil.htm http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm sdn=chinesefood Quick Beef With Snow Peas Stir-fry This beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such as broccoli can be used instead of snow peas.Beef With Snow Peas serves 3 - 4 Another recipe for Beef With Snow Peas1 - the beef is blanched before stir-frying with the snow peas. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 27 minutes Ingredients: * 3/4 pound flank steak * Marinade: * 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 1 1/2 teaspoons light (thin) soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce * 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil * Freshly ground Black pepper, to taste * 1 teaspoon sugar * 2 teaspoons cornstarch * Other: * 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic * 5 – 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed * 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste * 1 - 2 tablespoons water, chicken broth or rice wine Preparation: 1. Cut the steak across the grain into thin strips 1 ½ - 2 inches long. Place the beef strips in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients (the rice wine or dry sherry, soy sauces, Asian sesame oil, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch) one at a time, adding the cornstarch last. Mix well with the beef and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Heat a wok or heavy skillet on medium-high to high heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef. Let sear (brown) for a minute, then stir-fry until the redness is gone and the beef is nearly cooked. Remove the beef from the pan and drain. Wipe out the pan. 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the snow peas. Stir-fry the snow peas, stirring continually, until they turn dark green (up to 2 minutes). Sprinkle the salt over the snow peas while stir-frying. 4. Add the beef back into the pan. Add the chicken broth, water or rice wine. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Serve hot. Cooking Tips: For extra flavor, use preseasoned oil2 when stir-frying the beef. From About.com Chinese Food By Rhonda Parkinson This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/beef/r/beef_snow_peas.htm ©2010 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. 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