Ted's Crunchy Apple Beef

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 -1 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 -2 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 lb beef tri-tip steak
• 1/2 lemon
• 1/4 teaspoon chinese five spice powder
• 1 large granny smith apple (or 2 small ones)
• 1 -1 1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 red bell pepper
• 3 green onions

Recipe

• 1 cut the tri-tip into 1/2 inch cubes.
• 2 mix the cornstarch, soy sauce, and beef together and let marinate while you finish prepping.
• 3 zest the lemon, and squeeze about a tablespoon of the juice.
• 4 combine the lemon juice, zest and five spice powder.
• 5 core and cut the apples into 1/2 inch cubes, and mix into the five-spice-lemon mix.
• 6 dice the red pepper (1/2 inch again!) and cut the green onions into two inch lengths.
• 7 put a stir-fry pan or wok on high heat till hot and add the oil, swirling it around the sides.
• 8 add the beef and stir-fry until it's rare (2 minutes).
• 9 add apples, peppers, and onions and stir-fry till apples are tender (2 minutes).
• 10 put it on a platter and serve!