Mongolian Beef

Ingredients

• 1 lb extra-lean ground beef
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tbsp dry white wine
• 2 tbsp sherry
• 2 tbsp rice vinegar my substitution
• 1/2 cup baby carrots cut in chunks (my addition)
• 1/4 tsp grated ginger
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tsp creamy peanut butter
• 2 tbsp dark sesame oil for frying
• 1/2 cup chopped scallions
• rice
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Instructions

• Heat a wok or large heavy skillet. Add sesame oil. Add ground beef, carrots and garlic and brown well. Continue browning until all the meat juice is evaporated.
• Add all other ingredients except the scallions. Stir well and heat until sauce is reduced by 50%--about 5 minutes.
• Serve over rice. Top with chopped scallions.
• Serves 4 (but Lillian says it serves 2