I’ve been in the mood for beef and snow peas for days. But it’s such a bother to hunt for the recipe. And I know I told myself to put recipes up here or on Flickr but I haven’t been doing it. Why? Because I obviously want to make things difficult for myself.

Well, I’m doing it now. Finally.

Stir Fried Beef with Snow Peas and Cashews
From Cook’s Country, serves 4

1 1/4 pounds flank steak, cut into thin slices
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/3 cup hoisin sauce
1/3 cup water
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 pound snow peas
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
1/2 cup unsalted roasted cashews

This step is to make the steak easier to slice: Put the raw steak in the freezer for 15 minutes then slice with the grain into three longs strips. Then slice each strip into 1/8 inch slices.

Mix the steak with soy sauce and cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes. Whisk hoisin sauce with water and pepper flakes and set that aside.

Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add half of the steak and cook for 1 minute. Then toss until they’re a little brown on the edges. Set that aside and repeat with the other half.

Heat the last 2 teaspoons of oil and cook snow peas for two minutes. Then in the center of the pan add the garlic and ginger cooking for 45 seconds. Then toss in the steak.

Rewhisk the hoisin mixture then pour it into the pan and let it thicken for about a minute. Stir in the cashews and it’s good to eat.

Yum! I know what I’ll be making this weekend.