Emerald Stir-Fry plus Beef – CEiMB – “Go Ahead Honey, It’s Gluten Free”
These are two groups, dear to my heart. Actually and strangely enough, “Go Ahead Honey, It’s Gluten Free” was the first group I ever sent a post into
and after that
first time, I had no idea where to find it again. It is a moving carnival which is hosted by a different gluten free blogger, each month. I was a brand new blogger, maybe a week of experience and I had no idea how, carnivals or memes worked. Several months went by until I reconnected to “Go Ahead Honey, It’s Gluten Free”. This month the group is being hosted by Mouthgasmic and you will find all the recipes submitted on her site. The theme is Stews Around the World and I believe Soups, also.
At the same time, in “Craving Ellie in My Belly“, we are making this perfect recipe with beef and four different green vegetables. Emerald goodness…… In my humble opinion, this is the pe
rfect recipe to submit, although I have no idea how to place it, in any part of the world, other than my home. Comes from exotic New York….
Emerald Stir-Fry with Beef – Ellie Krieger adapted and cut down to about half servings
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup semisweet white wine
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 8 ounces beef (I used stew) (did not cut beef)

- 1 frozen crushed garlic cube
- 1 cup fresh snow peas (6 ounces)
- 1 cup broccoli florets
- 1 cup asparagus
- 1 cup frozen shelled edamame
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch dissolved in 1/4 cup warm water
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
disclaimer: I made this in a crockpot rather than as a stir fry.
Method:
Combine White wine, orange juice, soy sauce, rice vinegar, red pepper flakes and water in a small bowl.
In crockpot, saute pan, heat 1 tablespoon of oil over medium-high heat. Add the beef and cook, stirring, until just browned approximately thirty minutes.
Transfer the beef to a plate.
Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil over medium heat and cook garlic until fragrant, about 30 minutes.
Continue cooking in crockpot for three hours.
Add snow peas, broccoli, asparagus and edamame, raise heat to medium-high, and cook for 30 minutes.
Add the wine-soy mixture and cook, stirring, until edamame are cooked and asparagus is crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Add the beef and dissolved cornstarch and stir to incorporate. Cook until mixture thickens slightly and beef is heated through, an additional 2 minutes. Drizzle with sesame oil and serve. 
Posted on January 27, 2010, in BEEF RECIPES, CEIMB ELLIE KRIEGER, CROCK POT RECIPES, GO AHEAD HONEY - GLUTEN FREE, MEAT RECIPES and tagged beef, broccoli, crockpot Wednesday, edamame, snow peas, stir-fry. Bookmark the permalink. 9 Comments.
I really enjoyed this dish, but I decided that I would add matchstick carrots to it next time. I think it needs more color. Looking forward to what you offer for Crock Pot Wednesday this week.
Green, green, green, green! I bet it’s delicious. I also think Emerald in the title makes this stew sound very alluring. What girl doesn’t love emeralds?
Shirley
It looks great… very healthy
Intereesting that you could do this in a crock pot. Looks like it turned out just fine.
I’m always afraid to cook vegetables in the CrockPot because I think they’ll turn out mushy, but yours looks great! I’ll have to try that in the future – 30 mins is about the time it would take me to feed the dog and get the rice ready so that would be easy to throw the veggies in for the last bit.
How did you like the recipe in the crockpot? I think that would be a great time saver if you don’t mind cooked veggies. I really like it when the veggies have bite! Thanks for cooking along with me this week.
Cheers to emerald goodness!
Alyssa, I was wondering if it would lose some of its flavor not being stir fried but it seems to have worked. The vegetables got a little overdone because I put it, for ten minutes too long. I have a new crockpot and I am not used to it’s “Personality.”
Delish!!! I love all the emerald bits – so delicious and healthy.
This is one of Ellie’s recipes that I’ve always been intrigued by. I think it’s the word emerald in the title. It makes it sound so decadent and exotic…