Tangerine Stir-Fried Beef With Onions and Snow Peas

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon light brown sugar. plus 1 additional teaspoon
• 12 ounces flank steaks. cut into 2-inch wide strips with grain. then sliced across grain into 1/8-inch-thick slices
• 3/4 cup tangerine juice plus 1 teaspoon grated zest from 3 to 4 tangerine
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 3 medium garlic cloves. minced about 2 tablespoons
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon black bean sauce
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 large onion. halved and cut into 1/2-inch wedges
• 10 ounces snow peas. ends trimmed and strings removed about 4 cups
• 2 tablespoons water

Instructions

1. Combine 2 tablespoons soy sauce and 1 teaspoon sugar in medium bowl. Add beef. toss well. and marinate for at least 10 minutes or up to 1 hour. stirring once.
2. Sauce: Meanwhile. whisk remaining 2 tablespoons soy sauce. remaining tablespoon sugar. tangerine juice. sesame oil. and cornstarch in medium bowl.
3. Zest-Garlic Mixture: Combine tangerine zest. garlic. ginger. black bean sauce. pepper flakes and 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in small bowl.
4. Drain beef and discard liquid. Heat 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet or wok over high heat until just smoking. Add half of beef in single layer. breaking up clumps. Cook.without stirring. for 1 minute. then stir and cook until browned.1 to 2 minutes.
5. Transfer beef to clean bowl. Heat 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in skillet and repeat with remaining beef. Rinse skillet and dry with paper towels.
6. Add remaining tablespoon vegetable oil to now-empty skillet and heat until just smoking.
7. Add onion and cook. stirring frequently. until beginning to brown. 3 to 5 minutes. Add snow peas and continue to cook until spotty brown. about 2 minutes longer. Add water and cook until vegetables are crisp-tender. about 1 minute.
8. Push vegetables to sides of skillet; add zest-garlic mixture to clearing and cook. mashing with spatula. until fragrant. 15 to 20 seconds. Combine zest-garlic mixture with vegetables.
9. Return beef and any juices to skillet and stir to combine. Whisk sauce to recombine. then add to skillet; cook. stirring constantly. until thickened. about 30 seconds. Serve.