Quick & Easy Beef Vegetable Stir-Fry
Succulent beef stir-fried with colorful vegetables in a savory brown sauce. This quick and easy Asian beef vegetable stir-fry is delicious and ready in 30 minutes! A great main dish best served over rice. Restaurant-quality and family-friendly!
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 lb flank steak (or skirt steak / flat iron steak / hanger steak )
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 3/4 cup red bell pepper (diced)
- 1/2 cup carrots (sliced into 1/4“ thick rounds)
- 1/2 small onion (diced)
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup water (cold or room temp.)
- 1 tbsp cornstarch (or potato starch / tapioca starch)
- 1 tsp regular soy sauce (or light soy sauce)
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)
- 3 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce (or vegetarian stir-fry sauce)
- 1 tbsp regular soy sauce (or light soy sauce)
- 1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing Cooking Wine (or dry sherry / dry white wine / chicken stock)
- 1 tbsp white granulated sugar (or cane sugar)
- 1 tbsp cornstarch (or potato starch / tapioca starch)
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1/2 cup water (cold or room temp.)
Instructions
- 1
Slice flank steak against the grain at a 45-degree angle into 1/4-inch thick pieces. Transfer to a large mixing bowl.
- 2
Marinate sliced flank steak with the marinade ingredients as listed above for 20-25 mins.
- 3
In a small bowl, combine the stir-fry sauce ingredients as listed above until the sugar has dissolved. Set aside.
- 4
Heat vegetable oil in a large pan on medium-high heat. Once oil it hot, fry beef in a single layer until cooked and slightly browned on the edges, about 2-3 minutes. Remove it from the pan.
- 5
Reduce to medium heat. Then add onions, broccoli florets, carrots, red bell pepper, followed by water. Stir fry until the water has evaporated, about 1 minute.
- 6
Add the sauce and simmer until slightly thickened.
- 7
Add cooked beef and toss in the sauce until evenly coated. Serve and enjoy!