Sweet and Sour Beef With Broccoli

Name: Sweet and Sour Beef With Broccoli
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 (20 ounce) can unsweetened pineapple tidbits; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 1 cup reduced-sodium beef broth; 1/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce; 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger; 1 teaspoon minced garlic; 2 1/2 cups uncooked instant rice; 2 cups fresh broccoli florets; 1/2 lb sliced fresh mushrooms; 1 medium sweet red pepper, julienned; 1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 1 lb lean ground beef

Submitted by Redsie

"From Taste of Home."

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photo by MsSally

Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 6

ingredients

1 (20 ounce) can unsweetened pineapple tidbits
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup reduced-sodium beef broth
¹⁄₄ cup reduced sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 ¹⁄₂ cups uncooked instant rice
2 cups fresh broccoli florets
¹⁄₂ lb sliced fresh mushrooms
1 medium sweet red pepper, julienned
1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 lb lean ground beef

directions

Drain pineapple, reserving juice; set pineapple aside. In a small bowl, combine the pineapple juice, cornstarch, broth, soy sauce, ginger and garlic. Set aside.
Cook your rice.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook the beef over medium heat until no longer pink. Drain and set aside. (original instructions called for cooking veggies first, then beef. I like to do it the other way around.).
Add oil to pan and stir fry the broccoli, mushrooms, red pepper and water chestnuts for 3-5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Remove and set aside.
Put the beef back in the skillet, add the cornstarch mixture and bring to a boil. Cook for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the reserved vegetable mixture and pineapple; heat through. Serve over rice.

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Reviews

This was great. I've never used seasame oil before and WOW. I loved the veggies. I added some carrot along with the other veggies and I used 99% FF ground turkey. Great recipe and my DD (3) liked it althogh she picked out the mushrooms and water chestnuts :) Definately will make this again

MsSally
This was simple to make and had good flavor, too. I'd never had beef with sweet and sour and it was a nice change. It felt like it needed a little something to give it a bit of a kick so I added about 1.5 tablespoons of Thai style chili sauce. Will make again. Thanks for sharing.

little_wing

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Redsie

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