Beef-and-Vegetable Stir-Fry

Ingredients

• 1 pound asparagus fresh
• 4 small carrots 
• 2 cups rice hot cooked
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil dark divided
• 3 tablespoons flour all-purpose
• 0.5 cup mushrooms fresh sliced
• 2  garlic cloves minced
• 5  green onions cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce 
• 1 small bell pepper red cut into thin strips
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper dried red crushed
• 0.3 cup lite soy sauce 
• 12 ounces top round steak cut into thin strips
• 0.3 cup water 

Equipment

• frying pan
• wok

Directions

1. Snap off tough ends of asparagus; cut spears into 1-inch pieces, and set aside.
2. Dredge steak in flour; set aside.
3. Stir together soy sauce, 1/4 cup water, garlic, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, hoisin sauce, and crushed red pepper.
4. Heat remaining 2 teaspoons oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat 2 minutes.
5. Add beef and carrot, and stir-fry 4 minutes.
6. Add soy sauce mixture, and stir-fry 1 minute.
7. Add asparagus, bell pepper, mushrooms, and green onions, and stir-fry 3 minutes.
8. Serve over rice.
9. Vegetable Stir-fry: Omit round steak and flour, and stir-fry vegetables as directed above.