easy beef stir fry

Simple and delicious classic Chinese style stir fry beef steak with bell peppers, onions, spring onions, and savoury umami sauce. One of the best easy stir-fried beef recipes that you can make everything from scratch with cupboard-friendly everyday ingredients. Serve with a bowl of plain rice or noodles.

Classic Beef Stir Fry

Beef steak (Rump, chuck, ribeye, sirloin, etc

soy sauce (Or regular all-purpose soy sauce)

Sesame oil (Or vegetable oil)

tsp Corn starch (or potato starch)

½ tsp Ginger paste (Or grated ginger)

¼ tsp Baking soda

tbsp Oyster sauce (or vegetarian stir fry sauce)

tsp Brown sugar (or regular white sugar)

soy sauce (thin soy sauce)

Shao Xing wine (Chinese cooking rice wine

Sesame oil

½ tsp Corn starch

½ Onion (Cut thin slices)

Garlic (Finely chopped)

½ tsp Crushed chillies (Dried chilli flakes

Bell peppers (Cut thin slices)

2-3 Spring onions (Cut 2" pieces)

sesame seeds (For garnish

First, cut the steak into thin strips or thin slices against the grain by using a  well-sharpened knife.

Place the beef slices in a bowl and add soy sauce, sesame oil, baking soda, corn starch and ginger paste. Mix everything evenly and massage with your hands. Set it aside and marinate for 15-30 minutes.

Combine sauce ingredients in a small bowl and set it aside.

Prepare the beef and stir fry sauce

Heat the large wok/pan over medium high heat and add 3 tbsp of oil and add the marinated beef. Flatten the beef and let it sear for 2-3 minutes or until the bottom part is charred. Then flip the beef and continue stir fry for another 1-2 minutes or until no longer pink.

Then add chopped garlic and follow by the crushed chillies, onions, and bell peppers.

Next, pour the sauce in the wok and continue stir fry for about 1 minute or until the sauce is glossy.

Add spring onions and make a quick toss. Finish with toasted sesame seeds and serve immediately with plain rice or noodles.

Stir fry the beef

This high-protein beef stir-fry is a quick, easy, and healthy meal packed with flavour. Perfect for meal prep, it’s ready in just 20 minutes and ideal for fueling your week.

Crispy Beef Stir Fry

Avocado Spray Oil (Non-Aerosol)

(2.2lb)

Brown (Yellow) Onion, Sliced

Garlic Cloves, Grated

(0.3 ounces)

Ground White Pepper

milliliters (3.3 ounces) - Low Sodium Soy Sauce

Honey

(1.7 ounces) - Sweet Chilli Sauce

Tbsp (20 grams) - Sambal Oelek

Tbsp (40 milliliters) - Chicken Stock

Tbsp (20 milliliters) - Dark Soy Sauce

(14 ounces)

Spring Onion (Scallion) Stems, Thinly Sliced

Sesame Seeds

Fresh Chilli, Sliced (Optional)

Stir Fry Sauce

In a bowl, mix the sauce ingredients and set aside.

Stir Fry Beef

Place a large, high-rimmed pan or wok over high heat. Spray with avocado oil and add the beef and ground white pepper. Mix and cook for 6-8 minutes or until no longer pink and the moisture has evaporated.

Crispy Beef

Add spring onion (scallion) and half of the sauce and cook for 2 minutes or until reduced and the beef starts to crisp. Remove from the pan and set aside.

Vegetables

Add more spray oil and the onion and bell pepper (capsicum) in the same pan or wok over medium-high heat. Mix and cook for 5-6 minutes, or until the onion is softened and slightly translucent. Add garlic and ginger and cook for 1 1/2 minutes, mixing regularly.

Add the crispy beef, noodles and remaining sauce and cook for 2 minutes until everything is coated well in the sauce. Remove from the stovetop.

Serve

Serve in 5x 750ml meal prep containers and garnish with spring onion (scallion), sesame seeds and sliced chilli (optional). Dig in.

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