Classic Beef Stir Fry

Classic Beef Stir Fry

35 min
2 servings

Simple and delicious classic easy beef stir fry with bell peppers, onions, spring onions, and savoury umami sauce. One of the best Chinese 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.

Ingredients

  • 250 grams Beef steak (Rump, chuck, ribeye, sirloin, etc ( About 8.8oz ) )
  • 1 tbsp Light soy sauce (Or regular all-purpose soy sauce)
  • 1 tsp Sesame oil (Or vegetable oil)
  • 1 tsp Corn starch (or potato starch)
  • ½ tsp Ginger paste (Or grated ginger)
  • ¼ tsp Baking soda
  • 2 tbsp Oyster sauce (or vegetarian stir fry sauce)
  • 2 tsp Brown sugar (or regular white sugar)
  • 1 tbsp Light soy sauce (thin soy sauce)
  • 1 tbsp Shao Xing wine (Chinese cooking rice wine ( see details in note ) )
  • 1 tsp Sesame oil
  • ½ tsp Corn starch
  • ½ Onion (Cut thin slices)
  • 2-3 cloves Garlic (Finely chopped)
  • ½ tsp Crushed chillies (Dried chilli flakes ( optional ))
  • 1-2 Bell peppers (Cut thin slices )
  • 2-3 Spring onions (Cut 2" pieces)
  • 1-2 tsp Toasted sesame seeds (For garnish ( optional ))
  • 3 tbsp Cooking oil (Vegetable oil, sunflower, canola, peanut oil, etc. )

Directions

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    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.