Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2012

My husband and I loved this dish just as it is! I used wheat-free soy sauce to make this recipe gluten free. I didn't have any fennel, so I made the Chinese 5-spice powder from the individual ingredients (pepper, cloves, 5-star anise, cinnamon, and fennel seeds, 1 teaspoon, ground, of each),minus the fennel,and served it over jasmine rice. The Chinese 5-spice powder, minus the fennel, was key to the exquisite flavor of this dish, and the amount recommended was just right for us. The excellent taste made me feel like a gourmet cook, even though it was quite simple and easy to prepare.

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Marcia

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Rochester, New York, USA

Living In: Manalapan, New Jersey, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2011

Nice and quick. I didn't have 5 spice powder but found a recipe and made my own. Substituted the veggies with what I had on hand, very versatile. Would like a bit more sauce for the rice.

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FingerLakesGirl

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Woodbridge, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2011

I made this recipe with a few modifications and it was fantastic. All I had was a can of shredded beef and I had to modify the vegetables to use what I had on hand. I did serve it over white rice as well. It was fabulous and very easy to make.

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Amy

Reviewed: Jun. 29, 2011

This is one of the best recipes i've made..everyone loves it even my 5 yr old twins, so easy and you can add different veggies..i love it!!

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jules

Reviewed: May 1, 2011

This was ok. I liked everything in it and it was easy/fast to prepare .. I think the sauce is bizarre to me (I made my own Chinese five-spice since I didn't have any on hand but had all the ingredients) ... it's an unusual flavor. I also didn't have water chestnuts or onion but added a frozen stir-fry mix and served over Chinese vermicelli noodles. It wasn't terrible but not my favorite either. Will have this for leftovers tomorrow - hoping it gets better overnight!

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WEBANGEL14

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Irwin, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2011

This is REALLY good! I followed the recipe exactly (except for the water chestnuts) and it came out great - the spinach is a nice touch! Tonight I am trying it with chicken and adding broccoli and zuchinni. Thanks for a great post.

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tamio

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2010

Oh my gosh...so good! Did everything exact except served on sesame noodles instead of rice. Might need a little more sauce though if I had served on rice, but with noodles it was perfect!

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Houston, Texas, USA

Living In: Santa Fe, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2010

Good recipe, but thought it need more than just the 1/2 tsp five-spice. I was looking for a last minute healthy stir-fry recipe and did not have time to marinate the meat. Instead, I ended up just cooking the beef in 1/2 of the 1/4 c soy sauce. It came out good, but again the dish just seemed like it could have used more of the seasoning. We served it over brown rice.

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SZYQ1

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Lake Villa, Illinois, USA

Living In: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2009

it was good but we all thought it could use a little spice or something to give it more flavour, maybe hoisen sauce or more soy, something. I will read more of the reviews to see what others did. Put 4 cups of spinach in because 6 seemed like a lot but it shrivels tons, next time we will use the 6 cups.

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MICHK35

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Aug. 15, 2008

Although I made a few changes, I'm sure this recipe would be delicious as written. I couldn't find five spice powder, so I used a stir-fry package mix. I also added zucchini and red onion. I shredded the carrots, because I don't like them when they're to crisp.

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