Ingredients

200 g lean beef slices

300 g rice cakes

1 shallot or 1/2 onion

1/2C shredded carrot

4 cremini mushrooms

2 scallions

3 tbsp soy sauce

2 tbsp water

1 tbsp maple syrup

1 clove garlic

pinch black pepper

pinch sesame seeds

½ tbsp sesame oil

1 tbsp cooking oil
Directions
Step 1
Chop up a clove of garlic, and slice the onion and mushrooms. Julienne the carrot and chop scallions. Set them aside.

1 clove garlic

1 shallot or 1/2 onion

1/2C shredded carrot

4 cremini mushrooms

2 scallions
Step 2
To make the sauce, combine soy sauce, water, maple syrup, chopped garlic and black pepper in a small bowl.

3 tbsp soy sauce

2 tbsp water

1 tbsp maple syrup

pinch black pepper

1 clove garlic
Step 3
In a separate bowl, take the lean beef slices, pat them dry and pour in 1/3 of the sauce from step 2. Toss and set aside.

200 g lean beef slices
Step 4
In another bowl, take the rice cake and toss another 1/3 of the sauce from Step 2 and set aside.

300 g rice cakes
Step 5
Put a large pan on medium heat and cook the marinated beef until cooked on the outside. Then toss in the shallot and carrot and sweat them out. In a few minutes, add in the rice cake and mushrooms and cook until the rice cakes are soft.

1 tbsp cooking oil

200 g lean beef slices

1 shallot or 1/2 onion

1/2C shredded carrot

4 cremini mushrooms

300 g rice cakes
Step 6
Turn off the heat and toss everything in some sesame oil and half of the chopped scallions. Serve while hot with a sprinkle of sesame seeds and the remaining scallions. Enjoy!

pinch sesame seeds

½ tbsp sesame oil