Asian-Inspired Beef Stir Fry: Better Than Takeout

Asian-Inspired Beef Stir Fry: Better Than Takeout

We're sharing the secrets to making the ultimate beef stir fry that's guaranteed to rival your favorite restaurant's dish. This easy-to-follow recipe combines tender slices of beef with crisp, colorful vegetables, all coated in a rich, savory sauce that's bursting with flavor.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Resting Time 1 minute
Total Time 31 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 4 people

Equipment

  • 1 carbon steel wok

Ingredients
  

  • 400 g trimmings from a a whole strip loin
  • 1 broccoli
  • 1 onion
  • 1 clove garlic

Marinara

  • 1 tbsp rice flour or cornstarch
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp roasted sesame oil
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch crushed citron peppercorn

Sauce Preparation

  • 1 tbsp red miso
  • 1 ½ tbsp sesame oil
  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 50 ml Chinese rice wine
  • ½ tbsp dark soy vinegar

Instructions
 

  • in a bowl with the meat trimmings add the rice flour
  • add the baking soda
  • add the rice vinegar
  • add the roasted sesame oil
  • add the soy sauce
  • add a pinch of salt
  • add a pinch of crushed citron peppercorn
  • massage the meat trimmings with the marinara so everything is well combined
  • place it in the fridge for half an hour
  • cut the broccoli in small chunks so you can stir fry later
  • cut the stem of the broccoli into thin slices
  • cut the ginger in thin slices

Sauce Preparation

  • add 1 tbsp of red miso
  • add 1 ½ tbsp of splash of sesame oil
  • 2 tbsp of oyster sauce
  • add 1 tbsp of dark soy sauce
  • add a little bit of Chinese rice wine
  • add a little bit of dark soy vinegar
  • mix all this up
  • it's very important that you have everything ready because once you start cooking it will be finished in very short time
  • preheat your carbon steel wok and crank up the temperature so you get it screaming hot
  • add splash of peanut oil
  • add the meat and let it cook until it gets brown
  • remove the meat from the wok and place it in a bowl
  • warm up the wok again and add a splash of oil not too much
  • add the broccoli and the onion
  • let it stir fry
  • when is starting to brown up add all the ginger
  • add garlic but be careful, don't let it go too long
  • add a pinch of salt and citron peppercorn
  • stir around so everything is combined
  • add back the beef
  • add the sauce, always pour it around the edges that's important because that gives that evaporation on the hot side of the wok
  • let the sauce to cook off a little bit
  • ready to serve

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