Cashew Beef with Sesame Green Beans

Total Time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients
4 tsp. cornstarch
4 tsp. soy sauce
1 tsp. sesame oil
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
Dash of cayenne pepper
1/2 cup cold water
1 lb. beef top sirloin steak, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 Tbsp. sesame oil
4-8 green onions cut into 1 inch pieces
2/3 cup cashews
2 garlic cloves minced
hot cooked rice

Directions
In a small bowl, combine first 7 ingredients and whisk until smooth; set aside

In a large skillet or wok, stir fry beef in 1 Tbsp. sesame oil until no longer pink.

Remove and keep warm. Stir fry onions, cashews, and garlic in remaining oil for 1 minute. Stir cornstarch mixture and add to the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.

Add Beef and heat through.

For Sesame Green Beans
Coat 1 lb. fresh green beans and 1 sweet red pepper (thinly sliced) with 1 Tbsp. each of sesame seeds, rice vinegar, sesame oil and soy sauce. Place on greased baking sheet and bake at 425 F for 20 minutes.

 Serve Cashew Beef with rice and Sesame Green Beans.

Recipes adapted from: Taste of Home Magazine June and July 2011 issue