Stir fried beef (tapa) with vegetables

I feel a recipe is only a theme, which an intelligent cook can play each time with a variation. —–Madam Benoit

Went home late.. Tired from work, yet still need to cook dinner.  Checked the fridge and found marinated beef strips (more known as beef tapa in Tagalog) which I prepared in the weekend. This, cooked alone as stir fried tapa will make a meal but I thought of giving it a twist by adding some veggies (of course those that are available in my fridge). Yes, I have to have vegetables in my meal!

You'll need:

• 1/4 kg beef (I'm using beef marinated in soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic, pinch of pepper and salt
• 1 clove of garlic, chopped (I grated it!)
• 1 head onion, chopped
• 1 carrot, cut into strips
• Broccoli
• Cauliflower
• Zest of 1 lemon
• Salt to taste
• Dash of ground black pepper

Procedure:

• Heat a small amount of oil in a pan. Sauté onion and garlic.
• Add the beef and stir fry for about 3 minutes.  I do not want eating rare meat so just to be certain that my meat is well cooked, I added half a cup of water and cooked it until the water has dried up.
• Add the vegetables and lemon zest (this will give a good aroma). Sprinkle some salt and pepper. Be extra cautious when adding salt as the beef had been marinated so it has flavor already into it.
• Cook till the vegetables are done but still crunchy.
• Serve.