Like other fast food, Chinese take-out can be loaded in sodium, fat, and other unhealthy ingredients, but you don’t have to resort to a restaurant to fulfill your craving.
You can quickly make great, healthier Chinese food at home. Here is a recipe for garlic beef with green beans that requires no frying at all from crepesofwrath.net.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 pounds sirloin/top round/filet/ or flank steak
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 pound greenbeans, cleaned and de-stemmed
- 1/4 cup water
For the sauce:
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 2/3 cup Hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 to 2 teaspoons Sriracha
- 1/3 cup water
Directions
Slice your beef into long, thin strips. Heat 2 tablespoons of canola oil in a large saute pan over high heat and add in your beef.
Cook for 3-5 minutes, until almost completely cooked (It can still be a little pink as it will continue to cook in the sauce later.)
Remove with a slotted spatula onto a plate with paper towels so the juices drain.
Drain all but 2 tablespoons of juices out of your pan and add the diced onion.
Cook for five minutes over medium-high heat until softened, then add in the cleaned and de-stemmed green beans.
Add in 1/4 cup of water, if needed (just enough so the beans can steam), and cook for 5 more minutes, stirring frequently.
While you cook the onions and green beans, heat 1 tablespoon of canola oil in a small sauce pan over medium heat, then add in your minced garlic.
Cook for 3 minutes, until fragrant, then add in the rest of the sauce ingredients.
Stir to combine, then cook over medium-high heat for 3-5 minutes until bubbling and slightly thickened.
Add the sauce to the pan with the onions and green beans and cook over medium-high heat for about 3 minutes or until thickened a bit more.
Add in the beef and cook for about another 3 minutes or until heated through. Serve over rice or more vegetables.
