Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 pound flank steak
  • sliced halved lengthwise into long steaks 2 to 3 inches wide
  • 5 tablespoons Teriyaki sauce
  • divided
  • 3/4 pound (1 12-ounce package) trimmed green beans
  • cut in half
  • Salt
  • 1/2 cup beef or veal stock
  • 3 tablespoons Mirin or dry sherry
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground Asian red chili pepper or 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch plus 1/2 tablespoon
  • 3 tablespoons stir fry oil or high-temperature cooking oil
  • divided
  • 1/2 pound shitake mushrooms
  • sliced
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • sliced
  • 1 inch ginger root
  • peeled and grated
  • 1 large bunch scallions
  • trimmed and halved lengthwise
  • white and greens cut into 2-inch pieces

Instruction

  • Place meat in freezer for 15 minutes to firm up
  • Remove and thinly slice against the grain on an angle
  • Bring 2 inches of water in a deep skillet to a boil
  • Toss sliced beef with 2 tablespoons teriyaki sauce and marinate for 10 minutes
  • Parboil green beans for 3 minutes in salted, boiling water
  • Cold shock, drain and dry
  • Combine beef or veal stock, remaining 3 tablespoons Teriyaki sauce, Mirin or sherry, chili pepper and cornstarch in bowl
  • Heat 1 tablespoon high temperature oil in a wok-shaped skillet or large, nonstick skillet over high heat
  • When it smokes, add half of the beef and stir-fry to brown; remove to a plate and repeat with the remaining beef
  • Add another turn of the pan of oil then mushrooms and brown then add green beans and blister 1-2 minutes
  • Add garlic, ginger and scallions, and toss
  • Add sauce and toss again
  • Add beef back to pan, toss to combine then serve immediately over rice made with chicken stock instead of water