Sweet and Sour Beef with Cashews
Courtesy of EnLITEned Kosher Cooking 6 Servings • 15 Min. Prep Time • 20 Min. Cook Time • Have all ingredients ready before starting to stir fry.| Ingredients |
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| Sauce mixture: |
| 1 Tbsp. soy flour, or cornstarch |
| 1/3 c. water |
| sugar substitute equal to 1 Tbsp sugar |
| 1/8 c. cider vinegar |
| 3 Tbsp. low-sodium soy sauce |
| 3 Tbsp. tomato sauce |
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| Meat mixture: |
| 1 Tbsp. soy flour, or cornstarch |
| 1 Tbsp. sherry or red wine |
| 1 (12-oz.) lean beef tenderloin, trimmed and cut into small, thin pieces |
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| Frying ingredients: |
| 1 Tbsp. peanut oil |
| 1 med. onion, peeled and sliced |
| 1/4 c. scallions, chopped |
| 1 lg. clove garlic, peeled and minced |
| 2 tsp. fresh ginger, peeled and minced |
| 1/2 lb. snow peas, ends trimmed |
| 1/3 c. unsalted, dry-roasted cashews, coarsely chopped |
Directions:
For sauce mixture:
1. Combine 1 Tbsp. of cornstarch (or soy flour) with water, sugar substitute, vinegar, soy sauce and tomato sauce. Stir with a whisk and set aside.
For meat mixture:
2. Combine 1 Tbsp. cornstarch (or soy flour with sherry or wine and beef, mixing well. Set it aside.
3. Heat peanut oil in a wok or large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Brown onions and scallions.
4. Add garlic and ginger. Stir until this mixture starts to turn golden.
4. Add beef mixture and continue stir-frying for 3 min.
5. Add sauce mixture and stir-fry for an additional minute.
6. Add snow peas and *pineapple and continue stir-frying for 3 min. or until snow peas are tender-crisp.
7. Top with cashews, stir and serve.
Serving size: 5 1/3 oz.
Exchanges: Med.-fat protein: 2
Fruit: 1/2
Fat: 1/2
* Variation: Those who are not concerned with the carb count of this recipe can add to the wok a 4-oz. can of pineapple chunks in natural juice, drained, together with the snow peas.
Note: In Chinese cooking, It is best to have all your ingredients prepared and ready before starting to stir-fry.
Excerpt from EnLITEned Kosher Cooking by Nechama Cohen with permission from Feldheim Publishers. For more info contact www.feldheim.com. For more info on diabetes contact www.jewishdiabetes.org.
Nutrition:
Calories: 186; Total Fat: 8g; Saturated Fat: 4g; Cholesterol: 31mg; Total Carbs: 11g; Fiber: 2g; Protein: 15g; Sodium: 293mg;