Beef and Vegetable Fried Rice
Ingredients:
Serves/Makes:4 servings


Ingredients
1 pound Lean ground beef
2 cloves Garlic, crushed
1 tsp (5 ml) Fresh ginger, grated (OR 1/4 tsp (1 ml) ground ginger)
2 tbsp (30 ml) Water
1 Red bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 pkg Frozen pea pods (6 ounces)
3 cups (700 ml) Cooked rice, cold
3 tbsp (45 ml) Soy sauce
1/4 cup (60 ml) Green onion, thinly sliced
2 tsp (10 ml) Sesame oil
Instructions:
Preparation
Use large, nonstick pan.
Add beef, garlic and ginger and cook over medium heat until beef is no longer pink (breaking meat into 3/4-inch crumbles), about 8 to 10 minutes.
Remove with slotted spoon; pour off any dripping.
In same skillet, heat water over medium-high heat until hot.
Add bell pepper and pea pods.
Cook 3 minutes, or until bell pepper is crisp-tender, stirring occasionally.
Add rice, soy sauce and sesame oil. Mix well.
Return beef to skillet and heat through, about 5 minutes.
Stir in green onions before serving.