Niku Aspara Itame – Stir Fried Beef with Asparagus Recipe
This is a quick stir fried beef recipe I came up with when I had an excess of asparagus I needed to use before they expired. The jalapenos add subtle heat to this savory dish. It’s great served with a simple salad, a side of rice or even mashed potatoes or a healthy squash puree.
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Niku Aspara Itame – Beef & Asparagus Stir Fry
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
- Category: Stir fry
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: Beef
Description
Sliced beef with asparagus and jalapeno in a simple soy and mirin sauce.
Ingredients
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- 1 pound beef
- 16 stalks asparagus, ends trimmed and sliced into bite size pieces
- 1 thumb size ginger, minced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 stalks scallions, finely chopped
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely sliced
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon mirin
Instructions
- Chop your steak into thin slices (putting it in the freezer for about 20 minutes will make it easier to slice, once the steak is harder). Fill half of a small pan with water and a little salt. Bring it to boil and add the asparagus. Blanch for 3 minutes.
- Strain and leave in cold water (to stop the cooking process). In a large pan over medium/high heat, add oil, ginger and garlic. Fry for a minute or until you can smell the garlic. Add beef slices and fry until the meat is cooked through (couple of minutes). Add jalapenos and asparagus, cook for a minute, add soy and mirin, cook for a minute.
- Turn the heat off and serve with rice.
Notes
Save the leftover beef stir fry in a storage container and refrigerate for up to 4 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 485
- Sugar: 5.2g
- Sodium: 790mg
- Fat: 25.3g
- Saturated Fat: 15.9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10.8g
- Fiber: 2.7g
- Protein: 53g
- Cholesterol: 136mg
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great recipe!
Such amazing photography!