Description
Whipping up Beef Stir-Fry with Vegetables brings delicious simplicity to your dinner table in under 20 minutes. Sizzling strips of tender beef dance with crisp vegetables, creating a quick meal that satisfies your hunger and delivers bold, fresh flavors straight from the wok.
Ingredients
Scale
Proteins:
- 1 lb beef sirloin
Supporting Vegetables:
- 1 cup broccoli florets
- 1 cup sliced carrots
- ½ cup sliced bell peppers
- 2 green onions
- 3 cloves garlic
Sauces and Seasonings:
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon sesame oil
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Slice 1 lb beef sirloin into thin ¼-inch strips against the grain, ensuring each piece will be tender when cooked.
- Whisk ¼ cup soy sauce, 2 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tbsp cornstarch, and ¼ tsp black pepper in a small bowl to create your marinade.
- Coat beef strips completely with marinade and let rest 15 minutes at room temperature to absorb flavors.
- Mince 3 cloves garlic and slice 2 green onions into thin rings, keeping them nearby for quick adding.
- Heat 2 tbsp vegetable oil in a large wok over high heat until surface starts shimmering and almost smoking.
- Carefully add marinated beef to hot pan and stir-fry 2-3 minutes until edges brown and meat looks almost fully cooked.
- Transfer beef to a clean plate, keeping those delicious juices intact.
- Drop minced garlic into same pan and stir quickly for 30 seconds until aromatic.
- Toss 1 cup broccoli florets, 1 cup sliced carrots, and ½ cup sliced bell peppers into pan and stir-fry 3-4 minutes until vegetables remain crisp.
- Return beef to pan and mix with vegetables for 1 minute, allowing everything to reheat together.
- Drizzle ½ tsp sesame oil across stir-fry and give one final quick toss to distribute flavors.
- Sprinkle green onion rings on top and serve immediately over steamed rice for a perfect meal.
Notes
- Cutting beef against the grain ensures each bite stays tender and easy to chew.
- Marinating the meat for exactly 15 minutes allows seasoning to penetrate without breaking down protein fibers.
- High heat is crucial for creating that signature wok-style sear and preventing vegetables from becoming soggy.
- For a gluten-free version, swap regular soy sauce with tamari and ensure oyster sauce is gluten-free.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Stir-Fried
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 347 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 870 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 11 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg