Easy ginger, beef, and onion stir-fry

Name: Easy ginger, beef, and onion stir-fry
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 1.75 oz ginger; 16 oz flank steaks; 1 onion; 1 tsp sugar; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 0.5 tbsp starch; 2 tbsp water; 1 tbsp unsalted butter; vegetable oil (for frying); rice (for serving)

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Xueci Cheng

Food Editor at Kitchen Stories

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"Inspired by a Chinese-style beef stir-fry called “cong bao niu rou,” this simplified version uses white onion instead of scallion whites. The white onion adds a touch of sweetness to the dish and turns it into a perfect and quick dinner, made simply with pantry ingredients. Marinating beef with some soy sauce and vegetable oil is commonplace in Chinese stir-fries, which serves to keep the meat tender and juicy. Sprinkle fresh herbs like cilantro or mint and fresh ginger over the dish, if desired."

Difficulty

Easy 👌

Preparation

35 min

Baking

0 min

Resting

0 min

Ingredients

2Servings

25 g

ginger

225 g

flank steaks

onion

½ tsp

sugar

1 tbsp

soy sauce

½ tbsp

vegetable oil

¼ tbsp

starch

1 tbsp

water

½ tbsp

unsalted butter

vegetable oil (for frying)

rice (for serving)

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Utensils

cutting board, knife, bowl (small), whisk, frying pan, spatula

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Nutrition per serving

Cal557

Fat42 g

Protein26 g

Carb17 g

Step 1/ 3
- 225 g flank steaks
- ½ tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- ½ tbsp vegetable oil
- ½ onion
- 25 g ginger
- ¼ tbsp starch
- 1 tbsp water
- cutting board
- knife
- bowl (small)
- whisk
Slice beef against the grain into thick strips. Add to a large bowl with sugar, half the soy sauce, and vegetable oil. Slice onion into rings. Peel and thinly slice ginger into matchsticks. In a small bowl, whisk together remaining soy sauce, cornstarch, and water.
Step 2/ 3
- vegetable oil (for frying)
- frying pan
- spatula
Heat some vegetable oil in a pan until very hot. Add ginger and onion and fry until the edges of onions are slightly caramelized, then push to the side. Add beef and fry until browned all over, then stir everything together.
Step 3/ 3
- ½ tbsp unsalted butter
- rice (for serving)
Add soy sauce mixture to the pan and cook until sauce thickens. When the beef is cooked through, remove from heat and stir in butter. Serve with rice and enjoy!
Enjoy your meal!