Asian Vegetable Stir Fry With Ground Beef
By: Cooking with Kait
Published: Monday, May 24, 2010 - 9:16am

Ingredients




3 Mexican squash, sliced and quartered (about 2 cups)
2 Carrots, cut on an angle (about 1 cup)
1 small Head of broccoli, florets separated from the stem and the stems cut into  pieces about the same size as 
1 Eggplant, skin removed and diced (about 1 1/2 cups)
1 Brown onion, cut into large chunks
1 pound of ground beef
Sauce:

2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon minced ginger
1 tablespoon sambal oelek (if you like it spicy, add 2 tablespoons)
1/2 cup naturally brewed dark soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup naturally brewed rice vinegar
1 tablespoon cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water mixed together
1 tablespoon cooking oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

1 Prepare all the vegetables and place in a bowl. 2 In a large nonstick wok or skillet, turn the heat on to medium and add the ground beef. Use a wooden spoon, break up the meat into little chunks and season with salt and pepper. Cook meat until no longer pink inside. Put the meat in a bowl and reserve. 3 While the meat is cooking, heat 1 tablespoon of cooking oil in a small sauce pan and add the minced garlic and ginger. Cook until fragrant and add the sambal, soy sauce, sugar and vinegar. Bring to a simmer and add the cornstarch. Stir until sauce is thick, taste and adjust flavors if necessary. If the sauce is to your liking, turn the heat off and remove the sauce pan. Reserve for later use. 4 Add all the vegetables to the pan the pork was cooking in and saute until vegetables are cooked to your liking. Some people like it crunchy and some like it soft. I prefer my vegetables to have a nice crunch. 5 Add the reserved sauce and meat to the vegetables and mix until blended and everything is heated through. 6 Turn off the heat and serve vegetables over brown rice

Comments:
Susi

I made this recipe as written; thank goodness I tasted the sauce before using it.  It is salty enough to kill a horse.  Toooooo salty to serve to my family!