Flavorful Beef Stir-Fry

Submitted by librariangirl

"Cooking time includes time to marinate beef. I combined the marinade from one recipe, the sauce from another, and the result is tender and tasty beef in this stir-fry."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 1 lb sirloin steaks or 1 lb beef tenderloin steak, sliced thin
• assorted chopped vegetables (bell peppers, carrots, celery, bean sprouts, mushrooms, bamboo, broccoli, etc.)
• tofu, cubed (optional)

• Marinade

• 3 tablespoons sherry wine or 3 tablespoons apple juice
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons oyster sauce
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 inch fresh ginger, peeled and sliced or grated

• Sauce

• 1⁄2 cup water
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1⁄2 teaspoon five-spice powder (optional)

directions

1. Combine beef and marinade in zipper-type plastic bag.
2. Marinate in refrigerator at least 3 hours.
3. Heat 2 T oil in wok.
4. Stir-fry/pan-fry the meat in 2 batches until cooked through.
5. Remove meat to a warm dish.
6. Add chopped vegetables and a bit of oil to wok.
7. Stir-fry until crisp-tender.
8. Return meat to wok.
9. Add tofu if desired.
10. Stir-fry until heated through.
11. Add sauce; cook to desired thickness.
12. Serve with steamed jasmine rice, if desired.

Reviews

[Crabzilla]

I really enjoyed the marinade for this stir-fry, very simply and just the right amount, the beef wasn't dripping wet when it hit the pan, so it cooked up nicely. I did feel that the sauce needed a little more pizazz, but that is a personal prefernece. I added some garlic, a little more soy sauce, some ground ginger, and crushed red pepper flakes. I did use the optional 1/2 teaspoon of Chinese 5 Spice powder, but next time I would cut back to about 1/8-1/4 teaspoon. Will be making this again, thanks for sharing!

 

[George Wilson]

Grate recipe the next time I will thin out the sauce