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Chinese Beef and Onion Stir Fry Recipe

Chinese Beef and Onion Stir Fry Recipe
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This Chinese Beef and Onion Stir Fry is a quick and flavorful dish featuring tender strips of beef stir-fried with onions in a savory sauce. Perfect for busy weeknights!

Ingredients

For the Marinade:

  • 300g sirloin steak (or rib eye, flank steak, or blade steak)
  • ½ white onion (or yellow onion)
  • 4–5 slices ginger
  • 3 cloves garlic (minced or thinly sliced)
  • 1 stalk green onion (cut into 2-inch pieces)

Marinade:

  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • ½ tablespoon Shaoxing cooking wine
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch (added after marinating)
  • 1 tablespoon oil (added after marinating)

For the Sauce:

  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce (low sodium)
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1½ tablespoons oyster sauce
  • ½ tablespoon hoisin sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • ½ tablespoon Shaoxing cooking wine (or dry sherry/rice wine)
  • 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce (or regular soy sauce)
  • ½ cup water

Instructions

  1. Preparation: Peel and slice onions, garlic, and ginger. Cut green onions. Thinly slice the beef and marinate it with soy sauce, Shaoxing cooking wine, water, sesame oil, and cornstarch.
  2. Make the Stir Fry Sauce: Mix soy sauce, cornstarch, sugar, oyster sauce, hoisin sauce, sesame oil, Shaoxing cooking wine, dark soy sauce, and water.
  3. Stir Fry: Brown beef in hot pan, remove. Add ginger, onion, garlic; stir fry. Add sauce, cook until thick. Add beef, green onions; stir fry. Serve with rice.

Notes

  • Dark Soy Sauce for Color: Substitute with regular soy sauce if needed.
  • Preparation Is Crucial: Have all ingredients ready for quick stir-frying.
  • Freeze Beef To Make It Easier to Slice: Firm up beef in the freezer.
  • Slice Against the Grain: Ensure tenderness by slicing correctly.
  • Marinate for Maximum Flavor: Let beef marinate for enhanced taste.
  • Velvet Your Beef With Cornstarch: Coat beef for a silky texture.
  • Sear the Beef Slices to 90%: Partially cook beef before making the sauce.
  • Baking Soda Method: Optional for very tender beef.

Nutrition

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