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Ginger Beef

Ginger Beef with Millet Pilaf

Ginger Beef with Millet Pilaf lets ginger take a front-row seat in this dish, with the other ingredients enhancing or softening its effects.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Resting Time for Millet Pilaf 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 4 people
Calories 386 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Saucepot medium
  • 1 Cutting board
  • 1 Chef's knife
  • 1 Strainer
  • 1 Sauté pan medium to large
  • 1 Plate

Ingredients
  

  • 1 c millet
  • 2 c water
  • ½ lb beef cut into strips or "stir fry style"
  • 2 tbsp fresh ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 3 each celery stalk
  • 2 each carrots
  • 1 each bell pepper
  • 1 can bamboo shoots
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil or cooking spray of your choice
  • ½ c beef stock

Instructions
 

  • In a saucepot, heat dry millet over high heat and toast for about 2 minutes. Then add water.
  • When the millet and water come to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes. Then remove from heat and let steam for 5-10minutes.
  • Mince the garlic and ginger (or grate ginger). Dice other vegetables to approximately the same size.
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  • Rinse the bamboo shoots in a strainer.
  • Spray sauté pan with cooking oil and heat over medium-high heat. Add beef, salt, and pepper when the pan is hot and cook, quickly stirring, until there is no visible pink.
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  • Remove meat from pan onto a separate plate.
  • The sauté pan should have enough remaining oil and fat from the beef that you don’t have to add more. Reduce heat to low and then throw in garlic and ginger, stirring quickly for 1 minute, until fragrant.
  • Turn up the heat to medium-high and add the other vegetables,stock, salt, and pepper (to taste). The bottom of the pan may have browned meat bits. Scrape those off to incorporate into the sauce. Cook for about 4 minutes,until the carrots are cooked through.
  • Add beef back into the pan to do a final toss.
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  • When millet has finished steaming, fluff it with a fork.
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  • Serve beef and vegetables on a bed of millet.
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Nutrition

Calories: 386kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 17gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 112mgPotassium: 383mgFiber: 5gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 103IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 29mgIron: 3mg
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