California Fig Stir Fried Beef

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon Sambal chili paste or Gochujang chili paste
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce or tamari
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 4 tablespoons peanut oil or olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
• 1 small yellow onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
• 2 ounces California Dried Figs, stems removed, chopped, about 5 figs
• 1 red bell pepper, cored and sliced
• 1, 12-ounce top sirloin steak or shoulder under blade steak (Denver Steak), thinly sliced
• ¼ cup water (or beef broth)
• ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
• ¼ ground black pepper
• ½ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 4 green onions, sliced
• ½ cup dry roasted peanuts, roughly chopped