Sesame Orange Beef Stir Fry

When my husband saw this dish on the stove he said it looked just like the stir fry we get at our local Chinese take-out restaurant.  I take that as a compliment.  I loved how easy this dish comes together and the flavors of orange and sesame together. The beef was beautifully caramelized and the sauce was sweet and savory.   I am looking forward to experimenting with this dish some more... so look out for more stir fries in the future. 

Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbs beef cut into strips
salt and black pepper to taste
2 Tbs sesame seeds
2-3 cloves grated garlic
1 inch grated ginger
2 carrots sliced
1lb broccoli cut into small florets
1 can sliced water chestnuts


Sauce:
3-4 Tbs soy sauce
1 Tbs Oyster Sauce
1 Tbs Shao Hsing Chinese Rice Wine or substitute dry sherry
1 tsp sesame oil
2-3 Tbs Orange Marmalade
1 cup beef broth
1 Tbs cornstarch mixed with 2 Tbs water

Directions:

Heat 1 Tbs of canola oil in wok.  Once heated add beef and brown.  Season beef with a little bit of salt, black pepper and sesame seeds and finish browning meat. (Note: be careful when you add the sesame seeds, they may pop and splutter).  Remove beef and sesame residue from pan.  You can remove all sesame seeds by using a paper towel to clean out wok.  Do this carefully so not to burn yourself.

In the cleaned wok, heat 1 Tbs of canola oil. Add the garlic and ginger.  Then add the vegetables and saute.






 Next add the beef and sesame seeds back and the sauce.  Saute and cook for 2-3 minutes.  Then add the cornstarch slurry and stir well. when the sauce thickens and the vegetables are cooked to your desired tenderness, turn stove off.  Serve hot with rice.  Enjoy.

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