Five-spice Beef And Vegetables

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/3 cups uncooked long grain rice
• 2 2/3 cups water
• 3/4 lb boneless beef top sirloin steak, cut into thin bite sized strips
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon chinese five spice powder
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 cup diagonally sliced celery
• 1 medium carrot, thinly sliced
• 1 small onion, cut into thin wedges
• 1/2 cup beef broth
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 cup julienne-cut peeled cucumber
• 1 medium tomato, cut into 12 wedges

Recipe

• 1 cook rice in water as directed on package.
• 2 meanwhile, in medium bowl, combine beef strips, sugar, five-spice powder, soy sauce and garlic; mix well.
• 3 let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes to marinate.
• 4 heat oil in large skillet or wok over medium-high heat until hot.
• 5 add beef with marinade; cook and stir 3 to 5 minutes or until beef is browned and of desired doneness.
• 6 remove beef from skillet; cover to keep warm.
• 7 reduce heat to medium.
• 8 add celery, carrot and onion to same skillet; cook and stir 5 to 7 minutes or until crisp tender.
• 9 in small bowl, combine broth and cornstarch; blend well.
• 10 add broth mixture and cucumber to skillet;' cook and stir until sauce is bubbly and thickened.
• 11 stir in tomato and beef; cook until thoroughly heated.
• 12 serve over rice.