Photo by Madame Donna C. : beef,stir fry,asian...

Comments: 31

Marianne M. Jun 11, 2012, 10:06pm UTC

One of my favorites! A winning combination of ingredients!

Madame Donna C. Jun 11, 2012, 10:46pm UTC

Marianne, I love it too but we don't eat beef very much at all. Only a few times a year so it's an indulgence around here.

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William M. Jun 11, 2012, 10:12pm UTC

You are excellent at making me hungry.

Madame Donna C. Jun 11, 2012, 10:47pm UTC

Thank you very much, William. I hope to make everyone drool.

William M. Jun 11, 2012, 10:50pm UTC

I expect your hope is coming true.

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David W. Jun 11, 2012, 10:30pm UTC

Beautiful, I love cooking Chinese style. More than that, I love eating it.

Madame Donna C. Jun 11, 2012, 10:48pm UTC

David, oddly enough, Chinese cooking is low on my cooking totem pole. Only a few dishes that I like to make or eat. This is one of them although we don't eat much beef at all in general so this was an indulgence.

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Sassy *bacon makes me happy* Cat Jun 11, 2012, 10:36pm UTC

That looks so very delicious! I have read that brown rice is very good for a person. You likely used lean beef. Snow peas are a great stir fry vegetable. And some nuts are considered super foods. So I'm not sure why this would be an indulgence. It sounds wonderful healthy to me.

(I obviously over-indulge. Please don't notice my post about the fried liver and onions, and potato with sour cream. ;o)

Madame Donna C. Jun 11, 2012, 10:52pm UTC

Sassy, thanks very much. Brown rice is great! I didn't use a lean beef which is why this was an indulgence (in fact, around here beef is an indulgence because it is full of fat). Snow peas are wonderful and add color and nutrition. Nuts, yes, are super foods in moderation. Chinese food, in general, isn't a healthy diet because of the oils (unless you use a minimal amount like I do. This dish had less than 3 teaspoons of oil) and meats. Most people also heap on the nuts when they are supposed to be a "accent" to the dish. (I always measure them in proportion to the recipe so they add to the nutrition instead of adding unneeded fat). Otherwise, sure, it's healthy.

Sassy *bacon makes me happy* Cat Jun 18, 2012, 12:41am UTC

Oh, I see, it is a 'red meat' indulgence. I usually have quite a bit of red meat in the freezer because my cousin raises beef cattle. I would go scant with the oil and nuts, too, but I have to admit I like beef quite a bit.

Thank you for explaining!

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Sonia M. Jun 11, 2012, 11:45pm UTC

Sounds and looks delicious...It could be made with pork (the other white meat ;-) or chicken... Love cashews and snow peas...

Madame Donna C. Jun 11, 2012, 11:49pm UTC

Absolutely! Chicken or pork would work very well with this. I make lots of chicken, pork and fish so it was time to throw some beef into the mix.

Sonia M. Jun 12, 2012, 12:27am UTC

We also don't eat that much beef anymore...for some reason we just don't crave it as much.

Madame Donna C. Jun 12, 2012, 1:58am UTC

We not only "don't crave it" but it isn't' good for us in general. I don't trust the integrity of store bought beef and to buy homegrown is an investments so we don't eat it much anymore. I have two sources that I trust for homegrown meats and I only buy them there.

Sonia M. Jun 12, 2012, 12:05pm UTC

Same here. I don't buy it at the store any more either. Locally grass fed/finished and from pasture to freezer all one operation.

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Jeanette Cheezum Jun 12, 2012, 12:36am UTC

Y U M M Y.

Madame Donna C. Jun 12, 2012, 1:59am UTC

Haha, thanks Jeanette! It was really good!

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Karen E. Jun 12, 2012, 12:50am UTC

Why only "occasional?"

Madame Donna C. Jun 12, 2012, 2:02am UTC

Karen, I'm a bit of a purist when it comes to food and the food I eat needs to be nutritional first of all and lean secondly. Chinese dishes are known to be laden with fats and starches and all those things you don't want to load your body with like red meats, nuts and oils, and oh salty soy sauces too. So that is why we only eat them occasionally -- as a treat. They taste great and we love them, but they aren't healthy overall.