The Best Chinese Beef Stir Fry Recipe (Onion and Pepper Steak)

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is lower in fat, while pork is often less expensive.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces sodium intake, while tamari is gluten-free.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola oil is often cheaper.

cornstarch

🥗Healthier: arrowroot powder

💰Cheaper: potato starch

Arrowroot is a healthier thickening agent, while potato starch is less expensive.

Remove the silver skin from the strip steak and cut it into a few big chunks.

Slice the beef thinly.

Marinate the beef with 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, 2 teaspoons brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon dark soy sauce, and 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; mix well and set aside.

Peel and slice half of a sweet onion thinly.

Smash and peel 5 cloves of garlic.

Lightly smack some green chilies and cut them into diagonal pieces; remove seeds if desired.

Toast cumin seeds and sesame seeds in a wok over low heat for 1-2 minutes; set aside.

Heat the wok until smoking hot.

Add the marinated beef to the hot wok and stir for about 2 minutes until nicely charred.

Drizzle in Chinese cooking wine to deglaze the bottom of the wok.

Add the sliced onion, green chilies, and garlic; stir for 1.5 minutes until the vegetables are slightly soft.

Add ground black pepper, red chili flake, roasted cumin seeds, sesame seeds, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; continue to fry for 30 seconds until well mixed.

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