Today I want to share another recipe. This is a simple-to-make dish that is full of
flavor and gluten free! It comes
together in about 45 minutes so it’s perfect for those busy nights. I often
substitute the deer meat for beef since we have an abundance of meat in our
freezer.
Spicy Beef & Orange Stir Fry
2-3 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
1 pound beef, cut into thin strips
1 medium onion, roughly chopped
1 crown of broccoli, approximately 2 cups broken into bite
sized pieces
1 red pepper, cut into strips
3 cloves of garlic, crushed
Zest from 1 orange, about 1 ½ tablespoons
Juice from 1 large orange or two small oranges, you will
need ½ cup of juice
2 tablespoons honey
¼ cup soy sauce
2 teaspoons corn starch
¼-½ teaspoon pepper, freshly ground if possible
1-2 teaspoons red pepper flakes, optional
10 oz stir fry rice noodles
Cook noodles according to package instructions. Rinse in cold water and set aside.
Prepare veggies by chopping onion, pepper, and separating
the broccoli into bite sized pieces. Set aside in a bowl. Slice beef into thin
strips and place in a separate bowl. Peel and set garlic cloves aside. Zest the orange and slightly chop the zest
into smaller strips. Extract the juice from the orange into a cup making sure
it measures ½ cup of juice. Mix in with
orange zest. To the orange mixture add
honey, soy sauce, and corn starch whisking until combined.
In wok heat the 2 tablespoons sesame oil until shimmery.
Sauté beef in the oil for 5 minutes; add pepper and red pepper flakes to beef
while sautéing. Remove beef with slotted spoon reserving the drippings in the
wok. Set beef aside. Add veggies to pan
and put garlic through a garlic press.
You may add additional 1 tablespoon sesame oil or you can add ¼ cup
water to the pan instead. Stir fry veggies
and garlic for 5 minutes or until tender/crisp. Add cooked beef back into pan.
Add the orange/soy sauce mixture to the beef and veggies and stir together
until the sauce is slightly thickened.
Add rice noodle and stir fry together until combined.
Not a fan of spicy food?
Omit the red pepper flakes and it’s still delicious! Shy of a ½ cup
fresh squeezed orange juice? Add a
little orange juice from the carton to make up the difference. Don’t like rice
noodles? This is also great over soba noodles or rice. These are the noodles I use in this recipe.
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