Easy stir-fry beef, ginger, and onion under 35 minutes

Easy stir-fry beef, ginger, and onion under 35 minutes

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Xueci Cheng

Xueci Cheng

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"For the Chinese stir-fry “葱爆牛肉 (Cong Bao Niu Rou)” lovers, treat yourself to a simplified version with this recipe. You’ll be using white onions instead of shallots and get that perfect sweet kick in this easy, pantry-ingredient only dinner. In many Chinese wok dishes, beef is marinated with oil and soy sauce to keep the meat tender and juicy, so you can trust this recipe to deliver just that. Sprinkle fresh cilantro, mint, or fresh ginger on top if you like and treat yourself to a new classic."
Difficulty
Easy 👌
Preparation
35 min
Baking
0 min
Resting
0 min

Ingredients

2Servings
MetricImperial
225 g
flank steaks
½ tsp
sugar
1 tbsp
soy sauce
½ tbsp
vegetable oil
½
onion
25 g
ginger
¼
corn starch
1 tbsp
water
½ tbsp
unsalted butter
vegetable oil (for frying)
rice (for serving)

Utensils

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

Nutrition per serving

Cal557
Fat42 g
Protein26 g
Carb17 g
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  • Step 1/3

    Slice beef against the grain into thin strips. Place in a large bowl and add sugar, half of the soy sauce, and vegetable oil. Slice onion into rings. Peel and thinly slice ginger into matchsticks. In a small bowl, whisk remaining soy sauce, cornstarch and water.
    • 225 g flank steaks
    • ½ tsp sugar
    • 1 tbsp soy sauce
    • ½ tbsp vegetable oil
    • ½ onion
    • 25 g ginger
    • ¼ tbsp corn starch
    • 1 tbsp water
    • cutting board
    • knife
    • bowl (large)
    • whisk
    • bowl (small)

    Slice beef against the grain into thin strips. Place in a large bowl and add sugar, half of the soy sauce, and vegetable oil. Slice onion into rings. Peel and thinly slice ginger into matchsticks. In a small bowl, whisk remaining soy sauce, cornstarch and water.

  • Step 2/3

    Heat some oil in a pan until very hot. Add beef strips and fry until they brown all over. Add ginger and onion. Fry until onions slightly caramelize on the edges.
    • vegetable oil (for frying)
    • frying pan
    • spatula

    Heat some oil in a pan until very hot. Add beef strips and fry until they brown all over. Add ginger and onion. Fry until onions slightly caramelize on the edges.

  • Step 3/3

    Add in the soy sauce mix into the pan and cook until the sauce thickens. Once the beef is thoroughly cooked remove from heat and stir in butter. Serve with rice.
    • ½ tbsp unsalted butter
    • rice (for serving)

    Add in the soy sauce mix into the pan and cook until the sauce thickens. Once the beef is thoroughly cooked remove from heat and stir in butter. Serve with rice.

  • Enjoy your meal!

    Easy stir-fry beef, ginger, and onion under 35 minutes
FAQ

You can guarantee a tender beef stir-fry by cutting the beef against the grain and marinating well with soy sauce, sugar and oil. In this recipe, you’ll add a soy-cornstarch sauce into the mix as well to get the best flavor mix for your beef.

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