Ginger Beef Stir Fry

I wanted to try something a little different tonight. I had a steak and a package of frozen stir fry veggies, so I went looking for a decent stir fry recipe to try. I found this, and in spite of me not liking ginger that much, it was quite tasty and I'd make it again.

1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water
1/4 cup plum sauce
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 pound boneless beef sirloin steak, cut into thin 2-inch strips
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 medium sweet red pepper, julienned
1 1/2 cups fresh broccoli florets
2 medium carrots, thinly sliced
4 green onions, chopped
1 teaspoon minced garlic
3 tablespoons salted peanuts, chopped
Hot cooked rice
2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted

In a small bowl, whisk cornstarch and cold water until smooth. Stir in the plum sauce, ginger, soy sauce and pepper flakes; set aside. In a large skillet or wok, stir-fry beef in oil until no longer pink; remove and keep warm.

In the same pan, stir-fry the red pepper, broccoli, carrots, onions and garlic until tender. Return beef to the pan. Whisk the plum sauce mixture; stir into skillet. Cook and stir until slightly thickened. Stir in peanuts. Serve over rice if desired. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Notes: I used 1/2 cup water instead of 1/4. I didn't have fresh veggies, I used frozen ones. I didn't have plum sauce, so I used about sweet and sour sauce. I used a lot more garlic than it called for, and I didn't have fresh ginger, so I used the ginger from my spice rack. It's got a bit of a kick from the ginger and red pepper flakes, but like I said, it's quite good and I'd make it again.