Cashew Beef

I think it goes without saying that we love to have chinese/asian style foods for supper quite often in our household. This is a very simple and delicious cashew beef recipe. I hope you like it. We served the beef dish with some spicy garlic green beans and a small portion of steamed jasmine rice.  Usually I use brown rice for any recipe that calls for rice, but every now and then we splurge and have jasmine rice. The only reason I am a huge fan of brown rice is because it is a whole grain and jasmine rice is not.

Cashew Beef
Serves 4 main dish servings
Adapted from: http://cookaholicwife.blogspot.com/2011/06/cashew-beef.html

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or canola oil
1 pound flank steak or boneless sirloin steak - cut into 1'' strips (we used boneless grassfed sirloin steak)
4 green onions - diced
1 teaspoon minced garlic or 2 cloves of garlic - diced finely
2/3 cup cashews (we used the lightly salted cashews)
4 teaspoons low sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1/2 cup cold water
4 teaspoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon red cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups of jasmine rice - steamed/cooked

Directions:
-Add 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil or canola oil to a large wok or nonstick skillet over medium heat.
-In a small bowl, combine the following ingredients and stir together until blended well: soy sauce, sesame oil, water, cornstarch, ginger, black pepper, and cayenne
-To the heated wok/pan, add the strips of beef and cook until the beef is brown and almost cooked completely. This will only take a few minutes if you sliced the beef thin enough.
-Remove beef from the wok once it is browned and place on a plate and in the microwave to stay warm.
-Add the additional tablespoon of olive oil or canola oil to the wok. Add the green onions, garlic, and cashews and cook for about 1 minute, stirring constantly.
-Add the liquid mixture to the wok and stir together with the onions, garlic, and cashews.
-Bring liquid to a boil and then turn down to low to simmer and thicken. Add the beef to the pan and stir all the ingredients together.
-Serve

Enjoy! :)

*Tip:
-Chicken or pork could be substituted if you don't wish to use beef.