Tender Stir-fried Beef Slices — Quick & Easy
Ingredients
- 500g beef
- carrot
- snow peas
- salt
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 4 cloves garlic
- sweet potato starch
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
Instructions
- For the best texture, choose yellow beef (avoid water-injected beef). Slice the beef as thinly as possible — cut across the grain. If you're unsure about the grain, ask the butcher to slice it for you.
- For 500g of beef, season with: a pinch of salt (use a small spoon), 2 tablespoons light soy sauce, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, and 4 cloves of sliced garlic. Mix everything together evenly. Note: these seasonings are for 500g of beef.
- After mixing in the seasonings, add a small amount of sweet potato starch and toss to coat the beef evenly with a thin layer.
- The beef should look evenly coated with a nice color after tossing.
- Drizzle in 2 tablespoons of cooking oil and mix well — this seals in the flavor and moisture of the beef.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a few hours before cooking. Refrigerating also helps with acid drainage, which improves the beef's flavor. Note: 500g of marinated beef can be stored in the fridge for 2–3 days. For a family of 2–3, cook half at a time.
- Prepare the side vegetables: snow peas, chili peppers, and sliced carrots.
- Since the batch is large, take out only the portion you want to cook. Mix the beef with chili peppers before stir-frying.
- Heat the wok over high heat with oil. Add the beef and stir-fry for 10–15 seconds. As soon as the beef changes color, remove it from the wok. Overcooking will make it tough.
- Transfer the stir-fried beef to a plate and set aside. If you're not adding vegetables, it's delicious served right here!
- After removing the beef, leave the oil in the wok. Add the snow peas and carrot slices.
- Add a pinch of salt and stir-fry until just tender-crisp. Then return the beef to the wok, drizzle 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce for color, and toss quickly for 3–5 seconds before turning off the heat.
- The finished dish — beautifully plated.
- Ready to serve!
- Variation: Stir-fried Beef with Celery — beef and celery are a perfect match! Same method: stir-fry the beef, remove it, sauté the celery briefly, then return the beef to the wok and toss together.
- Another variation: Beef with Carrot and Green Pepper. Once the beef is marinated this way, it turns out delicious no matter what you pair it with!
