Quick Beef Stir-Fry with Bell Peppers
In search of a quick and easy meal when you’re short on time? This beef with bell peppers stir-fry comes together in under 30 minutes.
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- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 pound top sirloin or chuck steaks (about 1/2 inch thick), trimmed
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 large clove garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
- 1 medium green bell pepper, sliced into 1/4-inch strips
- 1 medium red bell pepper, sliced into 1/4-inch strips
- 1/2 yellow onion, thinly sliced lengthwise (root to top)
- 12 cherry tomatoes, halved, or 1 large tomato, roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro, optional
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce (use gluten-free soy sauce if cooking gluten-free)
- 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
Instructions
- 1
Season the steaks with salt and pepper and rub minced garlic over one side. Place the steaks between two sheets of plastic wrap. With a meat pounder, pound the steaks to a 1/4-inch thickness. Let the steaks sit for 10 minutes to absorb the flavor of the garlic.
- 2
Slice the steaks across the grain into 1/2-inch wide strips.
- 3
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large skillet on high heat. Add the sliced onions and bell peppers, cook, stirring, until just barely tender, about 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the vegetables from the pan to a bowl and keep warm.
- 4
Heat an additional tablespoon of oil in the skillet on high heat, until the oil is shimmering, but not smoking. Add the strips of beef let the beef brown initially, without stirring, As soon as it is brown on one side, begin to stir. Cook for no more than a minute (for medium-rare).
- 5
Add the peppers, onions, tomatoes, cilantro, soy sauce, and sesame oil to the pan. Cook for a half minute longer, stirring. Remove from heat. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve alone (paleo, low carb), or with steamed rice. Did you love the recipe? Give us some stars and leave a comment below!