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This easy beef stir fry is a perfect dish to whip up on a busy weeknight. It is packed full of veggies yet delicious. It is a simple and quick recipe you can have from your kitchen to the table under 30 minutes.
Chinese beef stir fry is perfect with boiled rice, noodles or salt and pepper chips.
Easy beef stir fry recipe
Learn how to make easy beef stir fry at home from scratch without breaking the bank or placing an order over the telephone. I love easy and quick recipes especially for dinner, I’ve found myself making different meals every weeknight and it doesn’t seem to bother me. With easy recipes such as this stir-fries, weeknight dinner is a breeze.
Not only is this beef stir fry easy, it is packed full of vegetables. More importantly, you may already have all the ingredients in your pantry. Right, you can say goodbye to your Chinese takeout and make the best fakeaway stir fry out home.
Why you will love this recipe
- It is super affordable especially if you get the flank steak from the butchers. The beef doesn’t have to be anything expensive but feel free to splurge out if you want.
- The vegetables are easily customisable to suit your taste.
- This is a quick and easy recipe that would give your takeout a run for its money.
- Ok, not a fan of beef, swap it for chicken and you can even use tofu to make this a vegetarian stir fry.
- This recipe is great for meal prepping as it keeps well for up to 3 days.
What you need to make it
Beef strips
Broccoli
Bell peppers: I used a mixture of red and green bell pepper
Onion
Ginger and garlic: because your stir fry is not complete without this duo
Soy sauce
Oyster sauce
Brown sugar: this can be substituted with honey
Salt and black pepper to season.
Vegetable oil
Cornflour
Chicken stock
Chopped green onions
How to make beef stir fry
Make the stir fry sauce: to a bowl, add soy sauce, oyster sauce, chicken stock, sugar and mix to combine
Start by seasoning the beef strips with salt pepper and mix to combine. Add cornflour to the seasoned beef and stir combine
To a heated wok (high heat), add vegetable oil and heat until hot, carefully add the beef and stir fry until brown and there is no blood. This process should take about 3 minutes, remove the beef from the wok and set aside.
Add more vegetable oil to the wok and heat, quickly add the chopped onions, garlic, ginger and stir fry for about 1 minute. Then add the vegetables, broccoli and mixed bell pepper and stir to combine. Continue to stir fry for another 2 minutes but be sure to keep an eye so it doesn’t burn.
Now, add the seared beef strips back into the pan, stir to combine. Lastly, add the stir fry sauce and stir to combine. At this point, if the sauce is not thick to your liking, make a slurry with ½ tbsp of cornflour and 2 tbsp of water and add it to the sauce. Stir to combine so that the sauce coats the beef and veggies well. Finish it off with chopped green onions, serve immediately with some steamed rice. Enjoy
Tips for making the best beef stir fry
It is important to prep the ingredients ahead of time. Because you move quickly from start to finish, you want to make sure you have all ingredients handy otherwise you risk burning your dinner.
For get the perfect meat slices for the stir fry. Remove any visible white membrane and cut the beef across the grain lengthwise thinly.
How to store
As I mentioned earlier, this recipe is great for meal prep and it store well too in the fridge.
To store in the fridge, allow the stir fry cool down completely and transfer to an airtight container. It will keep for up to 5 days in the fridge but personally, I do 3 days at most.
More easy takeout recipes you will love
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Easy Beef Stir Fry Recipe
Equipment
- Wok or Skillet
Ingredients
- 1 pound flank steak (or 500g)
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 2 medium bell peppers
- ⅓ cup chopped onion
- 1 tsp ginger chopped
- 1 tsp garlic chopped
- 1 ½ tbs soy sauce
- 1 tsp Oyster sauce
- 1 tsp brown sugar this can be substituted with honey
- Salt and black pepper to season.
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 ½ tbsp Cornflour
- ⅓ cup low sodium chicken stock
- ½ cup green onions chopped
Instructions
- To a bowl, add soy sauce, oyster sauce, chicken stock, sugar and mix to combine
- Start by seasoning the beef strips with salt pepper and mix to combine. Add cornflour to the seasoned beef and stir combine
- To a heated wok (high heat), add vegetable oil and heat until hot, carefully add the beef and stir fry until brown and there is no blood. This process should take about 3 minutes, remove the beef from the wok and set aside.
- Add more vegetable oil to the wok and heat, quickly add the chopped onions, garlic, ginger and stir fry for about 1 minute. Then add the vegetables, broccoli and mixed bell pepper and stir to combine. Continue to stir fry for another 2 minutes but be sure to keep an eye so it doesn’t burn.
- Now, add the seared beef strips back into the pan, stir to combine. Lastly, add the stir fry sauce and stir to combine. At this point, if the sauce is not thick to your liking, make a slurry with ½ tbsp of cornflour and 2 tbsp of water and add it to the sauce. Stir to combine so that the sauce coats the beef and veggies well. Serve immediately with some steamed rice. Enjoy
Notes
- It is important to prep the ingredients ahead of time. Because you move quickly from start to finish, you want to make sure you have all ingredients handy otherwise you risk burning your dinner.
- To get the perfect meat slices for the stir fry. Remove any visible white membrane and cut the beef across the grain lengthwise thinly.
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