My Favorite Stir Fry

This sauce recipe was originally intended for a grilled skewers dish, but we discovered that it also makes a delicious stir fry.  And for those of you who are venison fans, this is a fantastic way to prepare it.  Otherwise, you can use beef.  For either meat, cut very thin slices across the grain.  Tip:  It's easiest to cut thinner slices when the meat is partially frozen.

I rate this recipe 5 Spoons, because well....it's one of my favorites :)

Enjoy!

Stir Fry

3 Tbsp. hoisin sauce                             

2 cloves garlic, minced

3 Tbsp. sherry or beer                           

1 Tbsp. minced ginger (or 1/2 Tbsp. crystallized ginger)

1/4 c. low-sodium soy sauce                

1 tsp. bbq sauce                                    

1 tsp. red chili garlic sauce (optional)

1 1/2 lbs. flank steak, or other medium-tender cut

1 Tbsp. corn starch, dissolved in 1/4 c. cold water

rice noodles, cooked according to package directions

assorted chopped veggies

In a medium bowl, mix together hoisin, sherry, soy sauce, bbq sauce, garlic, ginger, and optional (but highly recommended!) chili sauce.  Cut steak across the grain into thin slices.  Add meat to the bowl and stir to coat.  Allow meat to marinade, stirring occasionally, for at least an hour.  (Refrigerate meat if marinating longer than an hour.) 

Heat a small amount of vegetable or sesame oil to a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat.  Dump the meat and sauce in the pan and cook until done.  Remove the meat to a separate bowl, leaving sauce in pan.  Add vegetables and saute until tender-crisp.  Return meat to the pan and stir to combine with the vegetables.  Bring sauce to a boil and add cornstarch solution.  Return to a boil and stir occasionally, until sauce is thickened.  Stir in rice noodles and serve.

The sauce ingredient lineup:

Hoisin has a jelly-like texture, and it tastes smokey like bbq sauce.

Because I rarely cook with ginger, I keep the crystallized version on hand.

Optional, but goooood.  Do it.

Add the meat to the sauce and stir to coat.

Allow to marinade for at least an hour.

I've used both kinds of rice noodles - the kind with only English on the package and the kind with other languages too.

Both are yummy.

Add the cornstarch and water mixture and boil for a minute, or until thickened.

We seriously devour this everytime I make it!