Spicy Chinese Stir Fry Beef

⏱ 35 mins 🍽 2-3 serving(s) 🏷 Vegetable

This restaurant-quality spicy beef stir fry is surprisingly simple to prepare. Thinly sliced beef is marinated with garlic and soya sauce, then quickly cooked with a colourful mix of Chinese vegetables. The sauce, featuring hot bean sauce and oyster sauce, delivers a delicious balance of heat and savoury depth. It's a complete taste sensation that pairs perfectly with rice or noodles.

Spicy Chinese Stir Fry Beef

Ingredients

  • 150 g beef, thinly sliced
  • 1 garlic clove, large, crushed
  • 1/2 tablespoon soya sauce, light
  • 1/2 tablespoon soya sauce, Dark
  • 1 tablespoon oil, peanut
  • 2 -3 cups Chinese vegetables, Been Shoots, Red Capsicum, Bok Choy, Chinese Leaf, Baby Corn, Spring Onions
  • 1 teaspoon ginger, grated
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon soya sauce, Light
  • 1/2 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons szechuan hot bean sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon cornflour, heaped
  • water, to mix

Method

  1. Slice the beef thinly and combine it in a dish with the crushed garlic, 1/2 tablespoon of dark soya sauce, and 1/2 tablespoon of light soya sauce. Mix thoroughly, cover, and refrigerate to marinate for half an hour.
  2. Prepare your chosen vegetables by cutting them up. Add the grated ginger to the vegetables and set them aside for later.
  3. In the 1/2 cup of water, combine 1 tablespoon of light soya sauce, the oyster sauce, sesame oil, and the Szechuan hot bean sauce. Mix the heaped teaspoon of cornflour with a little water to form a paste and stir this into the sauce mixture.
  4. Heat your wok and pour in half of the peanut oil. Stir fry the prepared vegetables, then transfer them to a warm oven. Add the remaining oil to the wok and stir fry the marinated beef quickly for just a minute or two. Pour in the prepared liquid sauce and stir continuously until it thickens.
  5. Return the cooked vegetables to the wok and toss everything together quickly to combine.
  6. Serve the finished stir fry alongside your choice of fried rice or noodles.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium1135100 mg

Recipe details

CategoryVegetable
AuthorJoyfulCook