Orange Beef Stir-Fry

Yesterday I was supposed to grill out.  We were going to have carne asada.  It was going to be great.  Mother Nature must have been craving something else because it was pouring down rain when I got home from work.  As much as I love grilling, I was not in the mood to stand in the rain and grill.  So, onto "Plan B".  The only problems is that I did not have a "Plan B".  Time for a Top Chef syle "Quick Fire Challenge".  You have a hungry family ready to eat.  Using only the ingredients in your pantry, come up with a complete meal.  Your time starts now!  If only Padma was standing in my kitchen!  I began to take inventory, we had a London Broil, onions, peppers, 1 orange....hmmm orange beef...I think I've had that somewhere before.  Ah yes, PF Chang's has a killer orange beef stir fry.  So out of this "Quick Fire Challenge" grew this recipe for Orange Beef Stir Fry!  The total cook time on this meal is under 30 minutes making it perfect for a week night! 

Ingredients:

1 Pound of Beef Steak (I used London Broil but Sirloin would also work well) sliced in 1/4 inch strips
1 onion (cut into 1 inch squares)
2 Bell Peppers (seeded and cut into 1 inch squares)
Zest of 1 orange
Vegetable Oil
1 Tbs Dark Sesame Oil
2 Tbs Corn Starch
Salt
Pepper

For the Stir Fry Sauce:
1 Tbs Soy Sauce
1 Tbs Dry Sherry
1 Tbs Rice Wine Vinegar
1 Tbs Sugar (I used "Sugar in the Raw")
1 Tbs Chili paste (I used Huy Fong Foods Chili Garlic Paste)
Juice from half of an orange

                                                      Directions:
Combine all of the Stir Fry Sauce ingredients together and set aside.  Now sprinkle the sliced steak with the corn starch and season with salt and pepper generously.    Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil and 1 tablespoon of dark sesame oil in a large wok or non-stick skillet over high heat.  Add half of the beef and stir fry until almost cooked through.  There should be a nice crust to the steak.  Remove the beef from the wok and reserve on paper towels.  Now add the rest of the beef to the wok and a little more oil if needed.  Remove the beef from the wok when it is almost cooked through.  Add the onion and peppers and stir fry for 2 to 3 minutes.  You want the peppers and onions to still have a crisp to them.  Once they are almost done, add the beef back to the wok along with the orange zest and the stir fry sauce you made earlier.  Stir well so that everything is coated well with the sauce, about 1 minute.  Utensils down,  your time is up!  Hopefully Chef Tom and Padma like your dish and you will have immunity from washing the dishes (if you don't watch Top Chef you have no clue what I am talking about).  Serve over Jasmine or brown rice.