Kristen's Kitchen: A Week of Recipes, Wednesday

Ok this post is a little bit of a lie.  I didn't really make this meal on Wednesday.  It's actually a recipe for how to use leftover flat iron steak and turn it into a whole new meal.  I bought the steak purposely for this though.  So what I did was marinated the steak in my own flavors (a combo of A1, Worcestershire, garlic salt, flavor booster, cayenne and chili powder) on Wednesday and then cooked it on a grill pan a few hours later.  I sliced it into thin pieces and threw them in a ziploc and made the rest of the meal today (Thursday). Anyway, here's the recipe. It's really good! It reminded me one of those lean cuisine type tv dinner meals, but much more delicious and fresh!

Orange Beef and Asparagus Stir-Fry Recipe

Ingredients:
-4 tsp cornstarch
-3/4 cup orange juice
-4 green onions, thinly sliced (i used 2)
-3 Tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
-3 Tbsp honey
-2 tsp grated fresh gingerroot
-1 garlic clove, minced
-2 cups cut fresh asparagus (1 inch pieces)
-1 medium sweet red pepper, sliced
-1 cup julienned carrots
-1 Tbsp canola oil
-3/4 lb. leftover grilled steaks, thinly sliced
-1/2 cup honey-roasted peanuts
-hot cooked rice (i used brown rice. 1 cup rice, 1 1/2 cups chicken broth, 1/2 cup water)

Steps:
1.  Whisk cornstarch, orange juice, onions, soy sauce, honey, ginger and garlic in a small bowl until blended; set aside.
2. Stir-fry asparagus, pepper and carrots in oil in a large skillet or wok for 2-3 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
3. Stir cornstarch mixture and add to the pan.  Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.  Add steak; heat through.  Sprinkle with peanuts.  Serve over rice.

And there you have it!