Szechuan Beef

Recipe from the book: McCormick 3-step Cooking With Flavor.

Ingredients

1 lb. flank steak, cut into thin strips
1/4 tsp. Ground Ginger
1/4 tsp. Garlic Powder
1/4 tsp. Ground Cloves
1/8 tsp. Crushed Red Pepper
1/2 green bell pepper, cut into thin strips
1/2 cup shreded carrot
1/4 cup chopped scallion
3 tbsp. soy sauce
3 tbsp. sherry or dry white wine
2 tbsp. sesame oil (I use premium sesame oil)
1 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 tbsp. Sesame Seed


Directions
1. Stir together soy sauce, sherry, sesame oil, Ground Ginger, Garlic Powder, Ground Cloves and Crushed Red Pepper. Add steak, toss to coat evenly. Refrigerate 1 hour.
2. Heat vegetable oil in skillet or wok over high heat. When very hot, add bell pepper and carrot. Stir fry 1 minute. Remove beef from marinade, discard any remaining marinade. Add beef in skillet, stir fry for 4 minutes or until beef is just cooked. Sprinkle with scallions and Sesame Seed. Serve with white rice and Spicy Soy Dipping Sauce.

To make Spicy Soy Dipping Sauce: 
Stir together 1/2 cup soy sauce, 1 tbsp honey, 1/4 tsp Crushed Red Pepper and 1/4 tsp Ground Ginger until blended.