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Easy Beef Stir Fry

Want a delicious dinner recipe? This Easy Beef Stir Fry that is absolutely wonderful, packed with vegetables and tender beef, this simple stir fry is always a huge hit.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 362kcal
Author: Tornadough Alli

Ingredients

  • 1 pound flank steak
  • 2 Tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 Tablespoons cooking oil
  • 2 cups broccoli florets
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • 1 cup snow peas
  • 1 red bell pepper sliced
  • 1 green onion sliced

Sauce:

  • ½ cup soy sauce
  • 3 Tablespoons brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 2 Tablespoons sesame seeds toasted

Instructions

  • Cut beef thinly across the grain (no more than ½ inch thick, 2-inch-long strips). Place it in a freezer bag (or medium bowl). Stir in 2 Tablespoons of soy sauce and the 2 Tablespoons cornstarch and set aside. Allow this to marinate at room temperature for at least 30 minutes.
  • Prepare the vegetables and set aside.
  • Prepare the sauce: Whisk together ½ cup soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic powder, and ginger. Set this aside.
  • Heat the oil to high heat in a large deep skillet or wok. Add half of the meat to the skillet and fry for 3 minutes. Remove this meat from the skillet and fry the other half. Then remove it from the skillet. (You don’t want to crowd the meat, or it will not sear properly.)
  • Add the vegetables (except the green onions) to the skillet and fry for 2 minutes.
  • Then add the beef back to the skillet. Stir in the sauce and heat through.
  • Sprinkle the green onions and toasted sesame seeds over top.
  • Serve with noodles or rice.

Notes

  1. If you taste your stir fry and think that it's too salty, add a teaspoon of vinegar to help balance it out. You can also use low sodium soy sauce to help avoid the too salty problem. 
  2. Feel free to add more vegetables or trade some out to suit your tastes, I shared more ideas above. 
  3. You can use white sugar in place of brown sugar.
  4. If you don't know how to toast the sesame seeds, I shared tips above on how to do that.
  5. If you can't find flank steak, there are a few other options you can use instead.  
  6. If you have to cut the meat first, always cut along the grain of the meat, along in the same direction. Don't cut against it. 
  7. This can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
  8. Easily double this recipe to make more, or save for later.

Nutrition

Calories: 362kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 2226mg | Potassium: 871mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 6857IU | Vitamin C: 96mg | Calcium: 125mg | Iron: 4mg