Spicy Beef and Sweet-Potato Stir-Fry

• 1 medium red onion
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 pound sweet potatoes (about 2 large)
• 3/4 pound snow peas
• 1/2 cup drained rinsed canned whole water chestnuts (from an 8-ounce can)
• 1 pound boneless beef sirloin
• 4 scallions
• 3/4 cup chicken broth
• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
• 2 tablespoons brandy
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 4 tablespoons peanut oil
• 2 teaspoons Asian sesame oil
• Accompaniment:Cooked Rice
• Garnish: sliced scallions

1. Thinly slice onion and garlic.
2. Peel sweet potatoes and cut lengthwise into 1/8-inch -thick slices.
3. Diagonally cut potato slices into thin strips and diagonally halve snow peas.
4. Cut water chestnuts crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices and season with salt and pepper.
5. Diagonally cut scallions into thin slices.
6. In a small bowl stir together broth, hoisin sauce, brandy, and cornstarch until combined well.
7. Heat a wok or large heavy skillet over high heat until a bead of water dropped on cooking surface evaporates immediately.
8. Add 2 tablespoons peanut oil, swirling wok or skillet to coat evenly, and heat until hot but not smoking.
9. Add onion and stir-fry until softened.
10. Add garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
11. Add sweet potatoes and stir-fry until just tender, 6 to 8 minutes.
12. Add snow peas and water chestnuts and stir-fry until snow peas are crisp-tender, about 2 minutes.
13. Transfer vegetables to a large bowl.
14. Add 1 tablespoon peanut oil to wok or skillet and heat unrig just smoking.
15. Stir-fry half of beef until browned and transfer to bowl.
16. Add remaining tablespoon peanut oil and stir-fry remaining beef in same manner, transferring to bowl.
17. Add broth mixture to wok or skillet and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
18. Simmer broth mixture 1 minute.
19. Return beef-vegetable mixture with scallions to wok or skillet and stir-fry until combined and heated through.
20. Season stir-fry with salt and pepper and stir in sesame oil.
21. Serve stir-fry over rice, garnished with scallions.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/spicy-beef-and-sweet-potato-stir-fry-14503 (may not work)