Stir Up This Healthy Stir-Fry in 15 Minutes

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and pork is often less expensive than beef.

oyster sauce

🥗Healthier: hoisin sauce

💰Cheaper: soy sauce

Hoisin provides a similar sweetness while being lower in calories.

noodles

🥗Healthier: zucchini noodles

💰Cheaper: rice

Zucchini noodles are lower in carbs, while rice is often cheaper.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium reduces salt intake, tamari is gluten-free.

Preheat a pan over medium-high heat.

Add peanut oil to the pan.

Add pre-chopped garlic to the pan and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Remove garlic from the pan once it starts to color slightly.

Add thinly sliced sirloin steak to the pan and cook for a couple of minutes until browned, avoiding overcooking.

Turn down the heat and scrape up the caramelized bits from the bottom of the pan.

Mix cornstarch with low sodium soy sauce and low sodium chicken stock to create a slurry, ensuring it's smooth.

Add the slurry to the pan and increase the heat to combine with the beef, scraping up the fond for flavor.

Serve the stir-fry with brown rice.

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