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Stir-Fried Beef with Green Beans and Water Chestnuts

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April​/May 2008

Stir-Fried Beef with Green Beans and Water Chestnuts

A stir-fry recipe is a welcome weeknight meal because it takes just minutes to cook. Our stir-fried beef recipe includes crunchy green beans and water chestnuts, which pair perfectly with tender flank steak. Stir-frying is very quick and demands a cook’s complete attention for the best results. Because of this, we made sure to have all the ingredients properly prepared and near the stovetop before beginning cooking. Freezing the beef for 15 minutes allowed the meat to firm up enough to slice thinly. We used a nonstick skillet in our Stir-Fried Beef with Green Beans and Water Chestnuts recipe, which puts more surface area in direct contact with the burner for faster cooking and more even heating than a traditional wok. We made sure the pan was properly preheated (the pan is ready when the oil is just smoking) and that the ingredients were spread evenly across the pan. The food should cook quickly, not steam.

Serves 4

To prepare the flank steak, slice the meat with the grain into 3 long strips, then cut each strip across the grain into 1/8-inch-thick slices.

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