Ingredients

  • 1 cup long-grain rice
  • 8 ounces flank steak
  • 1 large clove garlic
  • Fresh or frozen ginger to yield 1 tablespoon, coarsely grated
  • 3 tablespoons dry white wine
  • 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 3/4 pound asparagus
  • 1 teaspoon Asian sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon canola oil
  • 1/2 pound plain white mushrooms or portobello mushrooms
  • 1/2 pound snow peas
  • 2 scallions

Method

  • Prepare broiler if using; cover broiler pan with aluminum foil.
  • Combine rice with 2 cups water.
  • Bring to boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer until rice is tender -- 17 minutes total.
  • Wash and dry steak, and score on the diagonal to make a diamond pattern.
  • Crush garlic, and grate ginger.
  • Combine them in a bowl with wine, soy sauce and honey; stir well, and add the steak, stirring to coat well.
  • Wash and trim the asparagus by breaking the stems at the point where they yield easily.
  • Heat a large nonstick skillet until hot.
  • Reduce heat to medium.
  • Add sesame oil, canola oil and asparagus.
  • Saute, stirring occasionally.
  • Meanwhile, prepare stove-top grill, if using.
  • Remove steak from marinade and broil or grill about 5 minutes, until meat is rare or medium rare and brown on both sides.
  • While steak cooks, wash and trim the mushrooms, and slice thickly.
  • Add to skillet with asparagus.
  • Wash and string snow peas, and cut in half crosswise.
  • Add to the asparagus and mushrooms, and cook another minute, until asparagus is firm but tender.
  • Wash, trim and slice scallions.
  • Add remaining marinade to vegetables, and cook over low heat until marinade is heated through.
  • When meat is ready, slice thinly on the diagonal, and arrange on the plate.
  • Mound the rice on the plate, and top with the cooked vegetables.
  • Sprinkle with scallions.