Pineapple Beef Stir Fry

A quick and easy pineapple beef stir fry using an inexpensive cut of beef. Start the meat marinating and the brown rice cooking when you come home from work. Start stir-frying a few minutes before dinner and serve piping hot with the vegetables still crunchy.

(Dairy Free, Egg Free, Nut Free)

Pineapple Beef Stir Fry

(Dairy Free, Egg Free, Nut Free)

A quick and easy stir fry using an inexpensive cut of beef. Start the meat marinating and the brown rice cooking when you come home from work. Start stir-frying a few minutes before dinner and serve piping hot with the vegetables still crunchy.

1 lb <a href="http://www.alderspring.com/store/product1316.html">Alderspring organic grass fed beef Top Round London Broil steak</a> (cut ½ inch thick)

Marinade:

2 tablespoons dry sherry (can use red wine vinegar or water)
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon molasses (can use brown sugar or honey)
⅛ to ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
Juice from can of pineapple below

Stir fry:

Olive oil
1 8 oz can pineapple slices (juice pack)
4 green onions (cut into ½ inch pieces)
1 red pepper (sliced)
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 medium tomato (cut into wedges)
1 6 oz package frozen pea pods, thawed
2 cups hot cooked rice

Partially freeze meat (or partially thaw); cut on bias into very thin bite-size strips.
Drain pineapple, reserving juice.
Cut pineapple slices into chunks, and set aside.
In a bowl stir together reserved pineapple juice, dry sherry, soy sauce, molasses, and red pepper.
Add meat; stir till coated.
Cover and marinate meat in the refrigerator 1 hour.
Drain well, reserving marinade.
Stir-fry half of meat in 1 tablespoon of oil in skillet or wok.
Stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes or till browned.
Remove meat.
Add a bit more oil to pan and stir-fry remaining meat, onions and pepper for 2 to 3 minutes or until meat is browned.
Return all meat to skillet.
Push meat from center of skillet.
Stir cornstarch into reserved marinade.
Add sauce to center of skillet.
Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
Add tomato, pea pods, and pineapple.
Stir ingredients together until coated with sauce.
Cook and stir about 2 minutes more or until heated through. Serve over hot, cooked rice.

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