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Daily Archives: February 25, 2018

Stoplight Beef Stir Fry

Today’s recipe is a playful dish made with vibrant red and green vegetables paired with beef in a stir fry. I was checking my vegetable crisper in the refrigerator while making my shopping list and saw I had some asparagus. I knew I had some beef and those two ingredients are tasty together. I had half of a red bell pepper and the rest, as they say, is history. Instead of my usual spicy stir fry, I opted for a deep umami flavor by using shitake mushrooms and mushroom flavored dark soy sauce; the latter used as the predominant part of the sauce. Slivered onions, ginger, garlic, white pepper, and rice cooking wine round out the ingredients. Quick and easy to prepare, intensely flavorful, and quite…