Spicy Beef Stir-Fry with Pepper
A delicious and authentic stir fries and mains recipe for Spicy Beef Stir-Fry with Pepper, prepared with traditional seasonings and techniques.
Ingredients
- • 1/2 pound (250 grams) beef sirloin ((or other tender cut), sliced into 5mm thick pieces, cut against the grain)
- • 1/2 teaspoon dark soy sauce ((*see footnote))
- • 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
- • 1 teaspoon cornflour
- • 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- • 2 tablespoons all-purpose chilli garlic sauce
- • 2 teaspoons sugar
- • 1 tablespoon water
- • 1 and 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil ((or vegetable oil))
- • 1 teaspoon ginger (, minced)
- • 1/2 (140 grams) onion (, chopped)
- • 1 cup (300 grams) sweet peppers (, chopped)
- • Steamed white rice to serve with
Preparation Steps
Combine beef, dark soy sauce, and Shaoxing wine in a small bowl, mix well. Add cornflour and mix by hand, until the beef is evenly coated and starts to feel sticky. Set aside and allow to marinate for 10 to 15 minutes.
Combine oyster sauce, all-purpose chilli garlic sauce, sugar, and water in a small bowl. Mix well and set aside.
Chop veggies while marinating the beef.
Heat a wok over medium high heat until hot. Add 1 tablespoon oil and swirl to coat the bottom. (Or you can add oil into a nonstick frying pan and heat oil until hot.)
Add beef and spread it over the bottom of the wok with a spatula. Let it cook for 20 to 30 seconds without stirring. This will help the beef come clean from the wok when cooked and won’t stick to the bottom. Flip with spatula. Stir and cook until the surface turns dark brown but the inside is still raw. Turn to lowest heat and immediately transfer to a plate.
Add the remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil and ginger into the same wok. Turn back to medium high heat (high heat on an electric stove). Stir a few times until fragrant. Add onion. Stir and cook until soft, about 1 minute. Add sweet peppers and stir and cook for 30 seconds, until it’s half cooked through. Add beef back into wok. Mix the sauce again and pour it over top of the beef and vegetables. Immediately stir to mix everything well for a minute, until the beef is cooked through (although I like to leave the beef a bit rare, so it will have a super soft texture). Turn off heat and immediately transfer everything to a plate.
Serve warm over steamed white rice as a main dish.