Beef Stir Fry - Looks Like Christmas

Beef Stir Fry - an Americanized Chinese dish, maybe, but it is fairly easy to make and extremely delicious.  My least favorite part is making the sauce, which isn't difficult.

Gather the following ingredients:

Jasmine rice - 2 cups uncooked

Extra virgin olive oil - 2 tbsp.
Minced garlic - 1 tbsp.
Beef - 1 lb.
Chili pepper

Red pepper
Green pepper
Mushrooms sliced - 8 oz.
Black pepper

soy sauce - 1 tbsp.
cornstarch - 1 tbsp.
oyster sauce - 2 tbsp.
MSG - 1 tsp.

Rice cooker
Stir fry pan

Add two plastic cups of Jasmine rice and water into the rice cooker.  Set it and forget it.
- you can use other grain rice, but Jasmine is the best for Asian dishes.

 

Slice the beef into small pieces for stir fry.  Cut the peppers into chucks.
- the size of the beef is up to you.
- cut the pepper in half, remove the seeds, cut the halves into thirds and half them again.

Mix the MSG, cornstarch, soy sauce, and oyster sauce in a tall measuring cup.  Add half a cup of water and mix completely.

Pour the olive oil into the stir fry pan.  Add the garlic, beef, and chili peppers into the pan.  Cook on a medium heat for about 3-4 minutes to lightly brown the meat.
- I add enough chili pepper to make it look painful.
- Do not overcook.

Add the peppers and mushrooms.  Grind some black pepper for taste.  Cook for 2 minutes.

Add the sauce.  Cover and cook on low for 3-5 minutes, until the peppers are booked but still slightly crisp.  Remove from heat.  Allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving over the rice.