Essanaye's Sesame Beef Stir Fry

Ingredients

• 2 cups asparagus sliced
• 1 cup cashew pieces whole
• 1 cup mushrooms fresh sliced to taste
• 0.3 cup garlic minced
• 1 bunch green onions chopped
• 0.3 cup vegetable oil; peanut oil preferred 
• 1  bell pepper red sliced
• 0.3 cup rice wine vinegar 
• 1 pound round steak thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon sesame seed 
• 0.5 cup soya sauce 
• 1  onion sweet chopped
• 0.5 cup sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• whisk
• ziploc bags
• wok

Directions

1. Whisk soy sauce, sugar, rice wine vinegar, garlic, and 1 tablespoon sesame seeds in a bowl; pour into a resealable plastic bag.
2. Add beef, coat with marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal bag. Marinate beef in the refrigerator overnight.
3. Heat peanut oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir beef and marinade until beef is well-browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in asparagus, mushrooms, onion, bell pepper, and green onions; cook and stir until vegetables begin to soften, 3 to 4 minutes.
4. Add cashews and 1 tablespoon sesame seeds; continue cooking until vegetables are tender, 2 to 3 minutes more.
5. Mix cornstarch and water in a small bowl; stir into beef stir fry until sauce is thickened, about 3 minutes.
6. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon sesame seeds.