Week 13 :: Meal Time -- Beef and Broccoli and Wontons

Meal Time:

We decided to go for somewhat of a different taste than the typical and Tim has been raving about his Crab Wontons (Delicious!!) so I made some stuff up with a little Asian spice! (well Asian-American haha.) So we made beef and broccoli stir fry, linguine with an Asian sauce, and crab wontons!

The Best Easy Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry

servings: 2-4

What you'll need

3 tablespoons cornstarch, divided
1/2 cup water 
2 tablespoons water, divided
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 lb boneless round steak or 1 lb any beef really cut into thin 2-inch strips (our beef was just the leftovers from a Roast that we used to make shredded beef tacos) 
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
4 cups broccoli florets
1 small onion, cut into wedges (I used Onion flakes)
1/3 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground ginger

What you'll do:

In a bowl, combine 2 tablespoons cornstarch, 2 tablespoons water and the garlic powder. Stir until smooth. Add beef and toss. In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, stir-fry beef in 1 tablespoon oil until beef is cooked thoroughly. Remove and keep warm. Stir-fry broccoli and onion in remaining oil for 4-5 minutes. Return beef to pan. In a small dish, combine soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger and remaining cornstarch and water. Stir until smooth. Add to the pan. Stir. Cook for 2 minutes. 

Thank you for the original recipe:

http://chinese.food.com/recipe/the-best-easy-beef-and-broccoli-stir-fry-99476

Asian Pasta

1/3 cup canola, safflower or other mild tasting oil (I used Virgin olive oil)
1/4 cup  soy sauce
1/4 cup sesame oil
1/4 cup honey
3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar (I used Apple cider vinegar, I like the flavor and we had it already!)

Boil and cook pasta according to directions. Make sure to salt the cooking water. Drain pasta and set aside. Return the pasta pot back to the stove. (You don't need to wash it.) Add the canola oil, soy sauce, sesame oil, honey, and rice wine vinegar. Heat over low heat until the honey is dissolved. Remove from heat and toss in the pasta.

Thank you for the original recipe:

http://weekofmenus.blogspot.com/2009/09/asian-bowtie-pasta-going-back-to-my.html

Crab Wonton Wraps

1 pckg frozen crab meat (imitation crab meat will work, that is what we used)

1 8oz pckg of cream cheese

1 bunch of green onions

1 12oz pckg wonton wraps

vegetable oil

Blend crab meat and cream cheese. (Crab meat should shred using a fork.) Chop green onions and add to the crab mixture. Place about a teaspoon of the mixture onto the center of a wonton wrap. Wet the edges of the wonton wrap with water and fold in half. Wet the edges once folded to seal the wrap. Coat the bottom of a frying pan with a thin layer of vegetable oil and put on medium high heat. Place wonton wraps in the pan once the oil is warm. Deep fry the wraps until golden brown on both sides.

ps. these are found in the produce section

ENJOY!!