Teriyaki Beef Stir Fry is a fast and easy dinner recipe. Great family and kid friendly dinner idea with homemade teriyaki sauce. Use broccoli, bell peppers, green onions, or any vegetables you want and serve with rice or noodles. Gluten free Asian Chinese take out recipe.
½teaspoonred pepper flakes(1/4 teaspoon if you want no heat, more if you want a kick)
Instructions
First, prepare your steak to marinate. Cut the steak with the grain into sections approximately 2 inches wide. (With the grain means in the same direction as the lines in the meat).Then, cut each section, against the grain, into thin slices, 1/4 inch thick.
1 pound flank steak
In a medium bowl, combine the 2 Tablespoons soy sauce, 1 Tablespoon sugar, and big pinch of salt. Stir to combine.
2 Tablespoons soy sauce, 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar, pinch salt
Add the steak sliced to the marinade, mix, and let marinate ideally at least 30 minutes.If cooking within an hour, you can leave it out on the counter.If making in advance, refrigerate, but take out of the refrigerator for 30 minutes before cooking so that it is not too cold. If too cold, you will not get as great of a sear.
Meanwhile, prepare your teriyaki sauce by whisking all sauce ingredients together. Set aside or refrigerate if making later.
½ cup chicken stock, 3 Tablespoons soy sauce, 2 Tablespoons white wine vinegar, 2 Tablespoons sugar, 2 teaspoons cornstarch, ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Also prepare your vegetables.Cut the broccoli into bite sized florettes, trim and cut the bell pepper into bite sized pieces about one inch square, and cut the green onions into two inch long segments. Set aside.
¾ pound broccoli, 1 red bell pepper, 4 green onions
When ready to cook, have all of your ingredients out and ready to go (it goes fast!).Heat a large skillet over medium high heat.
When very hot, add a teaspoon of oil to the skillet and half of the steak pieces in a single layer with room around them.Do not overcrowd or cook more than one layer as you will not get the sear.
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
Let cook, without touching the meat, for one minute.Flip all the pieces and let finish cooking, an additional 1-2 minutes.
Remove the cooked steak, set aside in a clean bowl, and repeat the process with the remaining steak.
When the steak is cooked, add another teaspoon of oil to the hot skillet.
Add the broccoli in a single layer and add the water.Cover immediately and let the broccoli steam for 2 minutes.
¼ cup water
Remove the cover, push the broccoli to one side, and another teaspoon of oil to the empty side, and add the bell pepper and green onions to the open side of the skillet.
Cook the vegetables for 2-3 minutes until starting to get some color and softening but still crisp.
Add the garlic and ginger to the pot. Stir and let cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
2 cloves garlic, 1 Tablespoon fresh ginger root
Add the cooked steak and the sauce into the skillet.Stir and cook until the sauce is just thickened, 1-2 minutes.
Remove from heat and serve. Garnish if desired with fresh green onions, sesame seeds, cashews, or peanuts.Great with white/brown/jasmine rice or noodles.
Notes
Want it to have a kick? Add more red pepper flakes or a chili paste!Use any vegetables you like or have. Great options include broccoli, cauliflower, green onions, white/yellow onion, bell pepper, snow peas, snap peas, baby corn, water chestnuts, green beans, or carrots.Want it super saucy? Double the sauce portion of the recipe.