*This dish has a good bit of garlic, red pepper and ginger... feel free to lower the amounts to suit your tastes.
*Use the Asian pear puree OR the brown sugar, not both.
*Try the lower amount of brown sugar first and taste before adding the entire amount. Again, adjust to your preference.
*The sesame oil really is only for flavor, it can be omitted if you would prefer.
*This recipe is also delicious made with ground chicken or turkey.
*Please do use low sodium soy sauce, because it calls for a lot, using regular might yield a dish that is too salty.
Quick Asian Style Beef
Ingredients:
2 pounds ground round (or the very leanest ground beef you
can find)
1 Tablespoon sesame oil (more for the flavor than anything,
feel free to omit if you like)
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
1 Tablespoon red pepper flakes
1/2 to 1 cup low sodium soy sauce
2 peeled and pureed Asian pears (or 1/2 to 3/4 cup brown sugar,
see notes above)
2- 10 ounce bags angel hair shredded green cabbage (Coleslaw
mix)
1/4 cup of water
Green onions, chopped
Method:
1: Brown ground round in a skillet, drain and return to
skillet.
2: In a food processor, puree 2 peeled, cored and chopped Asian
pears until smooth.
3: To the skillet with the cooked beef, add sesame oil, garlic,
ginger, soy sauce, red pepper flakes and Asian pear puree (or the brown sugar,
if you opted to use that instead).
4: Combine well, cover and simmer on low 15-20 minutes.
Stirring occasionally to make sure it’s not sticking.
5: While the beef mixture is simmering, sauté the cabbage in
a nonstick skillet with a tiny bit of water until just barely wilted. It should
still have some bite to it.
6: Line shallow individual bowls with sauteed cabbage and
ladle beef mixture over the cabbage.
7: Top with a generous handful of chopped green onion to
serve.
Makes 8-10 servings