Beef Stir-fry
Chinese dish with soy sauce, bird chilis, garlic.
- prep 9 min
- cook 21 min
- total 30 min
- serves 4
- intermediate
- China
Ingredients
- to taste black pepper
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1–2 thai bird chilis
- 1 tbsp garlic
- ½ large onion
- to taste peanut oil
- ½ large carrot
- ¼ cup scallions
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
Steps
- Lightly oil the bottom of a wok or large skillet and preheat over medium-high heat.
- Add the onion and garlic, and cook, stirring, until the garlic turns golden.
- Remove from the pan and keep warm.
- Sprinkle the beef slices with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Add 4 slices to the hot wok and stir-fry until well browned and no longer pink.
- Remove and repeat with the remaining beef.
- Add the chilis, carrots, soy sauce, honey, vinegar, and scallions to the wok.
- Stir-fry until the vegetables are lightly browned around the edges.
- Return the cooked onion, garlic, and beef to the wok.
- Toss together until heated through.
- Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds before serving.
Adapted from “Beef Stir-Fry”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.