Let's welcome Ellen as she cooks through a Cordray Farms Beef Share! Today it's Asian Beef Stir Fry!

 I'm excited to welcome a guest blogger to the Cordray's blog!  Our friend, Ellen, has agreed to  cook  all the beef cuts in a share and to share her recipes here with you. Give them a try and let us know how they work for you! Or better yet,  post your own recipes with today's featured cut! Claudia

Now, I'm not a chef extraordinaire, but I do enjoy cooking for my family.  We all look forward to dinnertime in the evening when we can sit down together and catch up on each other's day.  Our family of 5 consists of me, my hubby and our 3 boys, ages 6, 4 and 1.  With young children, it's important to me to cook a meal that tastes good and is nutritious, too.  Since I can't afford to spend all afternoon in the kitchen, I need quick, easy, healthy recipes.

    

As you can imagine, it takes a hearty meal to fill up these growing boys!  (My oldest son's appetite already surpasses my own on many nights!)   We love to try new recipes and the boys give me plenty of feedback as to what they loved and what they didn't.  I'm excited to be able to share with you some of the delicious and easy recipes we've found to use with our Cordray's beef share.

We kicked off this adventure with an Asian Beef Stir Fry.  It was delicious, extremely quick and easy, and was a big hit with everyone! 

INGREDIENTS:

Sauce    2 Tablespoons cornstarch

               2 teaspoons brown sugar

               2 Tablespoons soy sauce

               1/2 teaspoon minced garlic

               1/4 cup apple juice (can use white wine or water)

1 package Cordray's Stir fry beef

1 pack frozen stir fry veggies (I used a mix of red, green & yellow bell peppers and onions)

Olive oil

Minced garlic

Brown rice

Optional:  toasted sesame seeds

DIRECTIONS:

In a bowl, combine cornstarch, brown sugar, soy sauce and apple juice until smooth.  Add beef and toss to coat.  Let this sit and marinade.  Cook rice and set aside.  In a large skillet, add 1 Tablespoon oil and some minced garlic.  Add veggies and cook until desired tenderness.  Remove from pan and keep warm.  In the same skillet, cook the beef until done (don't add too much of the sauce as it may burn).  Return vegetables to pan and toss with beef.  Serve over rice.  Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds. 

A couple notes:  Fresh veggies would work just as well, I just had frozen ones.  If you prefer to have extra sauce for serving, make another batch and keep separate from the marinade. 

Give this one a try- it's a sure winner.  Happy Cooking!

Ellen