Truuuust Me! This Is The Easiest Stir Fry Dish Of All Time l Beef & Onion Stir Fry in 15 Minutes

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and often less expensive than beef.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces sodium intake.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil offers healthier fats.

cornstarch

🥗Healthier: arrowroot powder

💰Cheaper: flour

Arrowroot is a gluten-free thickener.

Cut 500 g of beef into thin slices.

Marinate beef with 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp mirin, 1/4 tsp white pepper, 1 tbsp corn starch, 1/2 tsp baking soda, and 1 tbsp neutral oil; massage and let sit in the fridge.

Chop 3 cloves of garlic finely.

Grate about 2 tsp of ginger.

Slice 3-4 green onions, separating the green and white parts.

Slice 1 large onion about an inch thick and separate the rings.

Slice 1 carrot and 1 bell pepper (optional) for added color.

In a small container, mix 1 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp oyster sauce, 1/2 tsp dark soy sauce, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp mirin, 1 tsp chicken bouillon powder, 5 tbsp water, and 1 tbsp corn starch to make the sauce.

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a wok over high heat.

Add marinated beef and sear for about 1 minute without stirring, then flip and cook for another 1-2 minutes until browned but not fully cooked; remove from the pan.

In the same pan, heat 1 tbsp oil and add sliced onions; let them sit for 1-2 minutes until charred on the edges.

Add garlic, ginger, and white parts of green onions; stir for about 30 seconds until fragrant.

Add carrots and bell pepper; stir-fry for about 1 minute.

Return the beef to the pan, add the sauce, and stir until thickened and everything is coated.

Turn off the heat and add 1 tsp toasted sesame oil and the green parts of green onions; mix well.

Serve the stir fry over rice.

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