Stir it up... Beef Stir Fry

As a busy Mompreneur, quick and easy meals are a blessing right next to the pizza delivery man. My take on beef stir fry was influenced by a trip to Costco. They have great items and even though it maybe more than enough for a small family, there is no loss in dividing and freezing their meats and produce for dinner combos for later in the week or month. I digress though, I purchased some gorgeous bell peppers in a beautiful array of red, yellow, and orange. This instantly made me think of a stir fry with the flavors of charred onions and spicy ginger to awaken the pallet. To make it, I used the following (note these are things I had on hand in my fridge and pantry)

• 1.5 pounds of beef sirloin cut into strips 
• 1/2 a large white onion dice
• 3 cloves of garlic minced
• 6 green onions chopped in to 1 inch pieces
• 1 inch piece of ginger root finely grated\
• 2 grated carrots 
• 3 bell peppers (any color you like)
• 2 table spoons of Teriyaki sauce + a little more to taste as needed during cooking
• 2 table spoons of Olive oil
• 2 table spoons of Vegetable Oil (or Corn, canola, whatever you have at home is fine)
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt

Once you have prepped your meat, marinate it in the Teriyaki sauce, set aside.
Prepare your veggies, dice onion, mince garlic, grate the ginger & carrots, cut up the green onions and slice the bell peppers. Now time to turn up the heat, heat a large skillet or if you have a wok or wok pan medium high heat. Add both sets of oils be sure to coat the pan, once hot add onions and let them start to cook then add salt to help them cook down till and become translucent. This next step is optional but I like when the onions have a char, so if you want to cook them till they have a little color feel free. Next add in the green onions, garlic, and ginger stirring often then add beef. Stir to cover in oil and seasonings and let brown. Be sure to stir the beef to brown on all sides. Taste and add more sauce or salt if needed. Lastly add carrots and peppers stir the pan, cover and reduce heat. Let cook till the peppers are tender and meat is fully cooked.

Note* When I cook I try to use what I have on hand so feel free to add other vegetables you like or even try a different protein such as chicken or pork maybe even cubed Tofu. I hope you give this recipe a try, and make it your own. Enjoy!