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Beef Stir fry

Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 40 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese

Ingredients
  

Marinade

  • 500 grams flank steak cut into thin slices
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1 TBSP Sesame Oil
  • 1 TBSP Soy Sauce

Sauce

  • 1/2 TBSP grape cider vinegar
  • 1/2 TBSP Rice Vinegar
  • 2 TBSP Soy Sauce
  • 1 TBSP Sesame Oil
  • 1 TSP sriracha sauce
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 3 TBSP Brown Sugar
  • 1 TBSP Starch

Stir Fry Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup Starch For coating beef
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil For frying beef & veggies
  • 1 TBSP minced fresh ginger
  • 1 TBSP minced fresh garlic
  • 1 bell pepper thinly sliced
  • 1 small onion sliced into slivers
  • 1 shredded carrot optional
  • 1 green chili thinly sliced optional
  • Sesame seeds optional for garnish

Instructions
 

Marinate the Beef

  • Beat egg, sesame oil and soy sauce, Mix in the beef until well coated and let it sit for 15 minutes.

Sauce

  • Mix all ingredients listed above in sauce and set aside.
  • While the beef is marinating I like to cook some basmati rice and slice the veggies

Stir Fry

  • Coat beef in starch until well coated and fry in oil.
  • Fry beef until crispy, drain and set aside.
  • In the same oil used to fry the beef, cook garlic and ginger until fragrant.
  • Add remaining veggies and cook until tender.
  • Stir the sauce again to dissolve the cornstarch completely.
  • Add sauce to the pan and stir until it thickens a bit.
  • Add the beef pieces back and stir with the veggies and sauce.
  • Serve hot next to rice or noodles.

Notes