Beef Cucumber Stir Fry
Beef Cucumber Stir Fry - marinated tender sliced beef stir fried with crunchy cucumber and minced garlic. This makes a tasty meal for any day of the week!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1/2 lb beef, sliced thinly
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp michiu / rice cooking wine
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp cooking oil, separated
- 1 cucumber, cut in to chunks
- 3 cloves of garlic, roughly minced
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- 1
In a bowl, mix beef, and cornstarch, soy sauce, rice cooking wine together. Allow it to marinade for at least 30 minutes, up to overnight in the refrigerator.
- 2
In a wok or cooking pan, add minced garlic and allow it to cook for about a minute. Then add beef and stir fry until mostly browned. Remove from heat and set aside.
- 3
Add some oil to pan if it is dry, then add cucumbers to pan and stir fry everything for about 1-2 mins, it should turn in to a vibrant green.
- 4
Add beef back in to pan and stir fry to mix well. Allow to cook while stirring until beef is cooked to desired tenderness.
- 5
Remove from heat and serve!