This is one of those weeknight dinners that looks like you spent way more time on it than you actually did — and I mean that as the highest compliment.
Beef with Bell Peppers Stir Fry is my go-to when I want something that tastes like it came from a Chinese restaurant but costs a fraction of the price and comes together in just 20 minutes. Tender sliced steak, colorful peppers, a savory sauce with just a little sweetness — served over a big bowl of rice, it hits every single time. My family cleans their plates every time I make this one.
The ingredients are simple, affordable, and easy to find at any grocery store. This is real, from-scratch cooking that anyone can do on a busy Tuesday night. Let me show you how!
Once cooked, you can store this in the refrigerator and enjoy it at your convenience. This is perfect for the times you are too busy for a lot of prep work and still crave good home cooked food. Feel free to leave a comment and let me know what you think of this foodlicious dish.
Beef with Bell Peppers Stir-fry
Equipment
- Skillet or wok
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lb top round or flank steak sliced against the grain
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 red bell pepper sliced
- 1 yellow bell pepper sliced
- 1 onion sliced
- 2-3 tbsp oil separated
Sauce
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp mirin substitute dry sherry, sweet marsala wine or dry white wine
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp black pepper
- ½ cup water
Instructions
Sauce
- In a small bowl, whisk all the sauce ingredients together. Set aside until ready for use.
Cook
- Place the sliced beef and cornstarch in a medium sized bowl. Mix and set aside until ready to use.
- Preheat a wok (or large skillet) to high and then add 2 tbsp of oil. Place the onions, red and yellow bell peppers in the wok and cook for 1-2 minutes. Once slightly translucent; Remove them from the wok and set aside.
- Place the beef in the wok. Stir-fry for 3-5 minutes until almost fully cooked.
- Turn the heat down to medium. Add the sauce to the meat and stir-fry for 1 minute.
- Finally, add the bell peppers and onions and stir-fry in the wok for an additional 30 seconds.
Best served with rice. Enjoy!
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