Sweet and Spicy Beef Stir-Fry Recipe
Stir-fries by their very nature—fresh vegetables, a bit of protein, a thin veneer of sauce—should be bona fide healthy eats. Unfortunately, America's adaptation of Chinese...
Ingredients
- 2 tbsplow-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tspcornstarch
- 12 ozflank steak
- thinly sliced against the grain
- ½ tbsppeanut or vegetable oil
- 8scallions
- greens and whites separated
- chopped
- 4 clovesgarlic
- thinly sliced
- 2 cupsmushrooms
- thinly sliced
- 4 cupsgreen beans
- ends removed
- or sugar snap peas
- 2 tbsphoisin sauce
- 1 tbspchili garlic sauce
Directions
- 1
In a large shallow dish, stir together the soy sauce and cornstarch with a fork. Add the steak, toss to coat, and let sit for 10 minutes. Heat the oil in a wok or large sauté pan over high heat. When the wok is screaming hot, add the scallion whites and the garlic and cook for 30 seconds, until fragrant but not browned. Add the mushrooms and green beans and stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes, using a metal spatula to keep the vegetables in near-constant motion. Add the beef, along with the soy sauce, and continue to stir-fry for 3 minutes, until the beef is fully browned on the outside. Stir in the hoisin and chili sauce, and cook until the sauce lightly clings to the surface of the meat and vegetables. Garnish with the scallion greens.