Steak and Winter Vegetable Stir Fry

Make It Now Cooking Directions

These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.

1. In a large mixing bowl toss together ginger, garlic, soy sauce, arrowroot, sesame oil, red pepper, and flank steak strips.
2. Cover and refrigerate while you chop vegetables and get ready to stir fry (about 15-30 minutes).
3. Heat a large non-stick skillet or wok and add cooking oil.
4. Add vegetables and stir fry until crisp tender (5-7 minutes).
5. Remove to a large bowl.
6. Add more cooking oil to pan or wok and stir fry meat in small batches until browned (about 3 minute each).
7. Remove cooked batches to bowl, cover, and keep warm.
8. Return steak and vegetables to the pan and toss to combine. Simmer until juices are thickened.
9. Serve over hot cooked rice.

Freeze For Later Cooking Directions

These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).

Why would I want to freeze this?

1. Combine ginger, garlic, soy sauce, arrowroot, sesame oil, red pepper, and flank steak strips and divide into indicated number of quart freezer bags.
2. Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
3. Add carrots and bok choy to boiling water and cook for 2 minutes.
4. Then remove and place immediately in cold water to stop cooking.
5. Drain well.
6. Divide bok choy and carrots into half of indicated number of gallon freezer bags. Add mushrooms and green onions.
7. Divide rice into remaining half of indicated number of gallon freezer bags.
8. Store bag of vegetables laying flat in the freezer. Freeze along with bag of marinated meat, and another separate bag with cooked brown rice. Affix labels.

Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions

These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.

1. Thaw: In fridge
2. Heat a large non-stick skillet or wok and add cooking oil.
3. Add vegetables and stir fry until crisp tender (5-7 minutes).
4. Remove to a large bowl.
5. Add more cooking oil to pan or wok and stir fry meat in small batches until browned (about 3 minute each).
6. Remove cooked batches to bowl, cover, and keep warm.
7. Return steak and vegetables to the pan and toss to combine. Simmer until juices are thickened.
8. Serve over hot cooked rice.