Chinese Beef and Onion Stir Fry

Ingredients:

• 300 g sirloin steak (or rib eye, flank steak, or blade steak)
• ½ white onion (or yellow onion)
• 4-5 slices ginger
• 3 cloves garlic (minced or sliced thinly)
• 1 stalk green onion (cut into 2-inch pieces)

Marinade:

• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• ½ tablespoon Shaoxing cooking wine
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch (added after marinating)
• 1 tablespoon oil (added after marinating)

Sauce:

• 1 tablespoon soy sauce (low sodium)
• 1 tablespoon corn starch
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1½ tablespoons oyster sauce
• ½ tablespoon hoisin sauce
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• ½ tablespoon Shaoxing cooking wine (or dry sherry/rice wine)
• 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce (for color, can sub with regular soy sauce)
• ½ cup water

Instructions:

Preparation:

1. Peel and slice ½ white onion, separating the segments. Set aside.
2. Peel and thinly slice 3 cloves of garlic, or mince if preferred.
3. Slice 4-5 pieces of ginger and set aside.
4. Trim 1 stalk of green onion, cut into 2-inch pieces. Slice the chonky white part in half lengthwise. Set aside.

Marinate Beef:

1. Thinly slice the beef against the grain and place it in a bowl.

• Tip: Freeze the beef for 15 minutes to firm it up for easier slicing.

1. Add 1 tablespoon soy sauce, ½ tablespoon Shaoxing cooking wine, 2 tablespoons water, and 1 teaspoon sesame oil to the sliced beef. Marinate for 15 minutes.
2. After marinating, add 1 teaspoon cornstarch and mix well to create a velvety layer that seals in moisture.
3. Mix in 1 tablespoon oil and set aside.

Make the Stir Fry Sauce:

1. In a small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon soy sauce and 1 tablespoon cornstarch until smooth.
2. Add 1 teaspoon sugar, 1½ tablespoons oyster sauce, ½ tablespoon hoisin sauce, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, ½ tablespoon Shaoxing cooking wine, and 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce. Mix well.
3. Add ½ cup water and mix thoroughly. Set aside.

Stir Fry:

1. Heat a large frying pan or wok on high heat.
2. Once hot, add oil and the sliced beef. Spread the beef to brown and create an initial sear. Stir fry until about 90% cooked (approx. 2-4 minutes). Remove and set aside.
3. Add more oil to the pan, then add ginger slices. Toast until slightly brown (about 1 minute).
4. Add onion slices and garlic. Stir fry until soft and slightly brown (approx. 2 minutes).
5. Push the onions, ginger, and garlic to the side of the pan.
6. Stir the sauce again (cornstarch will settle), and pour into the pan. Stir until the sauce thickens and turns dark brown.
7. Mix onions into the sauce, add the beef back in, and stir in green onions. Stir fry for about 1 minute.
8. Plate and serve with steamed rice.

Enjoy your delicious homemade Chinese Beef and Onion Stir Fry!

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Chinese Beef and Onion Stir Fry

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Course dinner

Cuisine Chinese

Ingredients

  

• – **300 g sirloin steak** or rib eye, flank steak, or blade steak
• – **½ white onion** or yellow onion
• – **4-5 slices ginger**
• – **3 cloves garlic** minced or sliced thinly
• – **1 stalk green onion** cut into 2-inch pieces

Marinade:

• – **1 tablespoon soy sauce**
• – **½ tablespoon Shaoxing cooking wine**
• – **2 tablespoons water**
• – **1 teaspoon sesame oil**
• – **1 teaspoon cornstarch** added after marinating
• – **1 tablespoon oil** added after marinating

Sauce:

• – **1 tablespoon soy sauce** low sodium
• – **1 tablespoon corn starch**
• – **1 teaspoon sugar**
• – **1½ tablespoons oyster sauce**
• – **½ tablespoon hoisin sauce**
• – **1 teaspoon sesame oil**
• – **½ tablespoon Shaoxing cooking wine** or dry sherry/rice wine
• – **1 teaspoon dark soy sauce** for color, can sub with regular soy sauce
• – **½ cup water**

Instructions

 

**Preparation:**

• Peel and slice ½ white onion, separating the segments. Set aside.
• Peel and thinly slice 3 cloves of garlic, or mince if preferred.
• Slice 4-5 pieces of ginger and set aside.
• Trim 1 stalk of green onion, cut into 2-inch pieces. Slice the chonky white part in half lengthwise. Set aside.

**Marinate Beef:**

• Thinly slice the beef against the grain and place it in a bowl.
• – *Tip: Freeze the beef for 15 minutes to firm it up for easier slicing.*
• Add 1 tablespoon soy sauce, ½ tablespoon Shaoxing cooking wine, 2 tablespoons water, and 1 teaspoon sesame oil to the sliced beef. Marinate for 15 minutes.
• After marinating, add 1 teaspoon cornstarch and mix well to create a velvety layer that seals in moisture.
• Mix in 1 tablespoon oil and set aside.

**Make the Stir Fry Sauce:**

• In a small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon soy sauce and 1 tablespoon cornstarch until smooth.
• Add 1 teaspoon sugar, 1½ tablespoons oyster sauce, ½ tablespoon hoisin sauce, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, ½ tablespoon Shaoxing cooking wine, and 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce. Mix well.
• Add ½ cup water and mix thoroughly. Set aside.

**Stir Fry:**

• Heat a large frying pan or wok on high heat.
• Once hot, add oil and the sliced beef. Spread the beef to brown and create an initial sear. Stir fry until about 90% cooked (approx. 2-4 minutes). Remove and set aside.
• Add more oil to the pan, then add ginger slices. Toast until slightly brown (about 1 minute).
• Add onion slices and garlic. Stir fry until soft and slightly brown (approx. 2 minutes).
• Push the onions, ginger, and garlic to the side of the pan.
• Stir the sauce again (cornstarch will settle), and pour into the pan. Stir until the sauce thickens and turns dark brown.
• Mix onions into the sauce, add the beef back in, and stir in green onions. Stir fry for about 1 minute.
• Plate and serve with steamed rice.
• Enjoy your delicious homemade Chinese Beef and Onion Stir Fry!

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