Dinner

5-Spice Beef and Rice is for Dinner.

5-Spice Beef and Rice takes 15 minutes to prepare.

5-Spice Beef and Rice takes 15 minutes to cook.

5-Spice Beef and Rice makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for 5-Spice Beef and Rice are:

2 C fat free Beef stock (canned or homemade)
2 T canola or extra-light olive oil
1 1/2 # beef sirloin, fat trimmed, cut into bite-sized peices
2 green peppers, seeded and diced
1 medium onion, diced large
1/2 C water
2 T Tamari (dark soy) or reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 T cornstarch
1 teaspoon 5-spice powder
black pepper to taste
3 scallions, sliced at an angle, for garnish
1 1/2 C cooked brown rice, kept warm

Here is how you make 5-Spice Beef and Rice:

In a small saucepan, warm beef broth. Heat a large pan over high heat and add oil. Add beef and stir-fry for 3 minutes, until browned. Remove from pan and set aside. Add onions and peppers an stir-fry 2 minutes. Add meat (and any juice) back in and add water. Stir-fry, loosening any brown bits from pan, about 1 minute, until water evaporates. Add soy sauce and stir to combine. In a small bowl, add cornstarch and a ladle of warm beef broth. Mix thoroughly. Add remaining beef broth from saucepan into large pan with beef mixture. Add cornstarch mix, 5-spice powder and black pepper. Cook until thick and liquid coats the back of a spoon. Serve over brown rice and sprinkle scallions over for garnish.(add more soy or water if needed during final cooking if mix is a little too dry.)Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user INDIGOSIX.

The nutritional information for 5-Spice Beef and Rice is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 557.3

• Total Fat: 21.7 g
• Cholesterol: 151.3 mg
• Sodium: 1,010.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 31.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.0 g
• Protein: 56.7 g