Quick & Easy Beef Vegetable Stir-Fry
Succulent beef stir-fried with mixed vegetables in a savory brown sauce. This quick and easy beef vegetable stir-fry is so delicious and ready in 30 minutes! A great main dish served over rice.
Ingredients
- 1 lb flank steak sliced against the grain on a bias into ¼” thick pieces
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- ¾ cup red bell pepper diced
- ½ cup carrots sliced into ¼“ thick rounds
- ½ small onion diced
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil
- ¼ cup water cold / room temp. to cook veggies
Marinade
- ¼ cup water cold or room temp.
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch or potato starch / tapioca starch
- 1 teaspoon regular soy sauce or light soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon baking soda do not skip!
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil
Stir-Fry Sauce
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce or vegetarian stir-fry sauce
- 1 tablespoon regular soy sauce or light soy sauce
- ½ tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Shaoxing Cooking Wine or dry sherry / chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon white granulated sugar or cane sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch or potato starch / tapioca starch
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ½ cup water cold or room temp.
Instructions
- In a large bowl, marinate sliced flank steak with the marinade ingredients as listed above for 20-25 mins. (Avoid over-marinating past this time frame or it can cause the beef to become mushy).
- In a small bowl, combine the stir-fry sauce ingredients as listed above until the sugar has dissolved. Set aside.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large pan on medium-high heat. Cook the beef until cooked and slightly browned, about 5-7 minutes. Remove it from the pan.
- Reduce to medium heat. Then add onions, broccoli florets, carrots and red bell pepper into the pan. Then add ¼ cup or 60 ml water. Stir fry until all the water has evaporated, about 1 minute.
- Pour in the stir-fry sauce and simmer until slightly thickened.
- Add the cooked beef and toss in the sauce until evenly coated. Serve and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 240kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 812mg | Potassium: 687mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 3887IU | Vitamin C: 80mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 3mg