Stirfry Black Pepper Beef in Peanut Sauce

Inspired by one of my favorite recipe and craft bloggers, Amanda's Cookin', here's another recipe for you!

The original recipe is here, but I tweaked it a little cause I don't like using too many ingredients (to save on money, of course) and to make sure the dish is OK for Momon's keto diet. I removed the cornstarch, sesame oil, water chestnuts, etc. I also did not use the measurements prescribed, I somehow just eyeballed it, but I still indicated them here so it can be a basis for you too.

Bear in mind that this changes the dish in more ways than one. So, it's up to you to choose however you want to cook your version.

 

Stirfry Black Pepper Beef in Peanut Sauce

Serves 4

Ingredients:

1 pound flank steak, sliced thin against the grain

Freshly ground black pepper

4 tablespoon soy sauce
3 tablespoons of canola oil

3/4 cup chicken or beef broth
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
4 cloves minced garlic (about 2 teaspoons)
1/2 pound fresh sugar snap peas

Method:

1. Place sliced beef in a large bowl. Marinate beef in black pepper (a good 10-12 turns) and soy sauce.
2. In a separate bowl, mix together chicken broth, oyster sauce and peanut butter. Use a whisk to combine. Set aside.
3. Heat wok over high heat until hot. Turn heat down to medium high and add 2 tablespoons of the oil. Stir fry the beef until lightly brown, 3-4 minutes. Remove beef and set aside.
4. Add remaining tablespoon of oil to the skillet, swirl, then add the snap peas. Stir fry for 1-2 minutes then add the garlic.
5. Add beef back into vegetables in wok and stir. Whisk the peanut sauce then pour into pan and stir. Allow sauce to boil for a minute then reduce heat and simmer until sauce coats the beef and snap peas.

Our friend Hanna was dining with us the night we tried this dish, and she had it with rice! She loved it! (Wait, she loves to eat anything.) For us, it was a little to saucy and heavy on the palette--truly perfect with rice! So for keto purposes, we'll probably have to tweak it a little more to make it lighter. Maybe make the sauce thinner or something.

Anyway, hope you try it yourself so you can tell me about your version. :-) 

Til next recipe!