Easy Beef stir fry in oyster sauce in 30mins

oyster sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: hoisin sauce

Hoisin sauce provides a similar sweetness and umami flavor.

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is lower in calories, while pork is often cheaper.

Cut the beef steak into thin slices against the grain.

Season the beef with soy sauce, sugar, Shao Xing wine, baking soda, and corn starch. Set aside and marinate for 10-15 minutes.

Cut the choy sum into 2" pieces, separating the stem and leaves.

Mix all the stir fry sauce ingredients in a bowl, whisk well, and set aside.

Heat the wok over medium-high heat and add the marinated beef slices. Flatten and sear the beef for 2-3 minutes, then flip and cook for another 1-2 minutes.

Add garlic and ginger, stir well for a few seconds.

Add onion slices and the stem part of choy sum, stir fry for 1-2 minutes.

Add the choy sum leaves, stir for a few seconds, and pour in the sauce.

Continue cooking for another 1-2 minutes until the sauce starts to get thick and glossy.

Transfer to a serving plate and serve with plain rice or noodles.

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