The Best Chinese Beef Stir Fry Recipe
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Servings
2
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
5 minutes
This is a super quick, easy, and probably the best Chinese beef stir fry. It comes from the northwest of China, typically Shannxi province, due to the heavily packed spices. It yields a succulent tender meat with complex smoky flavors that can easily make you indulge in a few bowls of white rice.
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Ingredients
- 300g / 10.6 oz beef
- 1 Tbsp of soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp of oyster sauce
- 2 tsps of brown sugar
- ½ tsp dark soy sauce
- ¼ tsp of baking soda
- ½ sweet onion
- 4 green chilies
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 2 tsps of cumin seeds, roasted
- 2 tsps of sesame seeds, roasted
- 3 Tbsps of oil
- 2 Tbsps Chinese cooking wine
- 2 tsp of red chili flake
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/4 tsp salt
Directions
Slice the beef into ⅛-inch thick slices. Recommend using beef chuck, flank steak, strip steak, and sirloin.
- Marinade the beef with 1 Tbsp of soy sauce, 1 Tbsp of oyster sauce, 2 tsps of brown sugar, ½ tsp dark soy sauce, and 1/4 tsp of baking soda and mix well. Set it aside for 10 minutes.
- While waiting, slice 1/2 of a sweet onion thinly. Smack 4 green chilies to release the flavors and cut it into bite-size damon shapes (If you don’t eat spicy food, use bell pepper). Crush 5 cloves of garlic, smash and peel them. If your sesame seeds and cumin seeds are raw, toast them in a wok over medium-low heat for a minute or 2 and set them aside.
- Turn the heat to high and heat the wok until smoking hot. Add oil and swirl the oil around to create a non-stick later at the bottom. Add the marinaded beef and let it stir for 2 minutes or until nicely charred.
- Drizzle 2 Tbsps Chinese cooking wine from the side of the wok to help to deglaze the bottom.
- Add the onion, chili pepper, and garlic. Stir for 1.5 minutes or until the vegetables are slightly soft.
- Add the ground black pepper, red chili flake, roasted cumin seeds, sesame seeds, and 1/4 tsp of salt. Continue to fry for 30 seconds or until everything is well mingled.
- Serve with white rice.
