Beef and Onion Stir Fry
Easy Chinese Beef and Onion Stir Fry recipe for beef with onion lovers! All you need are beef steak, onions, and pantry staple stir-fry sauces! Simply pair it with plain jasmine rice for a complete meal! So delicious!
Servings: 4
Calories:
Equipment
- Large pan or wok
Ingredients
- 400 grams Beef steak Ribeye, rump, sirlon, flank, or a choice of tender steak cut ( About 14oz )
- 1 Onion Large brown onion or sweet onion
- 3-4 Spring onion Green onions, cut thin slices
- 2-3 cloves Garlic Finely chopped ( minced )
- 2 tsp Sesame oil
- 1-2 tbsp Cooking oil Neutral flavour oil
Beef Marinade Ingredients
- 2 tsp Grated ginger Or ginger paste
- 1 tbsp Regular soy sauce or light soy sauce
- 2 tsp Sugar
- 1 tbsp Cornstarch Or potato starch
- 1 tbsp Cooking oil Or sesame oil
- ½ tsp Baking soda
- ¼ tsp White pepper
Stir Fry Sauce
- 3 tbsp Oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp Regular soy sauce Or light soy sauce
- 1 tsp Dark soy sauce
- 2 tsp Sugar
- 2 tbsp Water
- ½ tsp Cornstarch
- 1 tbsp Shao Xing Wine Chinese cooking rice wine
Instructions
- Slice the beef thinly against the grain and marinate the beef with rated ginger, soy sauce, sugar, cornstarch, cooking oil, baking soda, and white pepper. Mix the beef well. Allow it to marinate for at least 15 minutes. You can cover it and keep it in the fridge for a longer time.
- Cut the onion into thin slices or small squares evenly. You might want to separate the onions before cooking. Also, prepare spring onions by cutting them into 2-inch pieces.
- Heat the pan over medium-high heat, drizzle a bit of oil, and add the onions. Saute the onions just for 1 minute. Remove the onions from the pan and set them aside on a plate.
- In the same pan, drizzle more oil and add the marinated beef slices. Flatten the beef and let it sear for 1-2 minutes. Once the beef is slightly brown flip the beef slices and add garlic. Continue to cook for another 2-3 minutes, until the beef is no longer pink.
- Now pour the sauce in, and add the onions back into the pan. Finish with spring onions. Combine the beef well with the sauce and vegetables. Once the sauce is thickened to your desired consistency it's ready to enjoy!
Notes
- Marinating is the key for the tender beef and onion stir fry, so make sure you don't skip the marinating process.
- If you like the onions crunchy, saute the onions first, keep them aside and place them back in the pan after adding the sauce.
- Make it spicier by adding a bit of crushed chillies or chilli oil while stir-frying.
- You can add a bit of cornstarch+water mixture if the sauce is not thick enough.
