Beef in Sweet and Sour Sauce

If you like, sprinkle the finished dish with sesame seeds. It pairs with just about any side — I served mine over fluffy steamed rice.

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Servings:

Beef

600

Soy sauce

100

Button mushrooms

100

Green string beans

Tomato paste

Bell pepper

Apple cider vinegar

Sugar

Vegetable oil

Flour

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 39 % 13 g

Fats 21 % 7 g

Carbohydrates 39 % 13 g

142 kcal

GI: 58 / 0 / 42

Cooking method

Step 1:

How do you make beef in sweet and sour sauce? Gather your ingredients.
Step 2:

Cut the beef into small, bite-size pieces.
Step 3:

Dust the meat with flour and pour the soy sauce over it. Let it marinate for 20 minutes.
Step 4:

Core and seed the bell pepper, then cut it into cubes.
Step 5:

Slice the mushrooms.
Step 6:

Add the beef along with its marinade to a hot skillet and sear it in the vegetable oil until browned.
Step 7:

Add the string beans, bell pepper, and mushrooms to the meat.
Step 8:

Cook, stirring, for 5–7 minutes.
Step 9:

Add the tomato paste and apple cider vinegar and stir well. If the vegetables have released all their liquid by now and the mixture is too thick, you can pour in 30–40 ml (about 2–3 tablespoons) of water.
Step 10:

Simmer for about 25 minutes more, until everything is fully cooked.

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