Quick & Easy Beef with Black Bean Sauce
Ultra tender beef stir fried in a delicious savory black bean garlic sauce with bell peppers, snow peas, and ginger. This quick and easy beef with black bean sauce is made in one pan! A tasty main dish for the whole family to enjoy.
- Prep time
- 23 min
- Cook time
- 7 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1/2 lb flank steak (or sub with skirt steak, hanger steak, flat iron steak or tri tip steak)
- 1 red bell pepper (diced)
- 1 cup snow peas (ends trimmed (or sub with snap peas))
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1/2 inch ginger (peeled and sliced)
- ¼ cup water (cold)
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)
- 1/2 tbsp regular soy sauce ((not dark soy sauce))
- 2 tsp cornstarch (or sub with potato starch/tapioca starch)
- 1 tsp Shaoxing wine (or sub with rice vinegar)
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/8 tsp white pepper (or sub with black pepper)
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)
- 3 tbsp black bean garlic sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon oyster sauce (or sub with vegetarian stir fry sauce)
- 2 teaspoon white granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoon Shaoxing wine (or sub with rice vinegar)
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil (toasted kind)
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch (or sub with potato starch/tapioca starch)
- 1/2 cup chicken stock (unsalted (or sub with beef or vegetable stock))
Instructions
- 1
Thinly slice flank steak against the grain on an angle into 1/4-inch thick pieces. Transfer beef into a large bowl. Tip: to easily slice steak thinly, freeze thawed flank steak for 45-60 mins. Once it’s hardened on the surface, it'll be much easier to slice into thin pieces with a sharp knife.
- 2
Marinate beef with Marinade ingredients as listed above for 20 minutes.
- 3
In a small bowl combine Stir Fry Sauce ingredients. Set aside.
- 4
In a wok or large frying pan on medium heat, heat vegetable oil or any neutral oil. Fry marinated beef in hot oil in a single layer until 95% cooked. Remove and set aside.
- 5
Increase to medium-high heat, add ginger, garlic, red bell pepper, snow peas into pan. Then add cold water. Cook until veggies are crisp but tender, about 1 minute.
- 6
Pour in stir fry sauce. Mix with veggies. Simmer sauce to thicken.
- 7
Once sauce has thickened, add back in cooked beef. Toss everything together. Serve and enjoy!