Easy Asian Beef and Vegetable Stir-Fry Recipe

I’m excited to share with you a classic Asian beef and vegetable stir-fry recipe! This recipe incorporates simple ingredients and sauces (such as oyster sauce and soy sauce) that are commonly found in many Asian dishes. I consider this an easy recipe you can make for a quick weeknight or weekend dinner. Enjoy and let me know what you think!

Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 10 minutes | Total Time: 25 minutes | Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp canola oil
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced (or more if you love garlic like me!)
• Chunk of fresh ginger, minced (about the size of your thumb)
• 8-10 oz beef, thinly sliced
• 1 tbsp cornstarch* & 3 tbsp water* (optional, see note below)
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 6 cups yu-choy, chopped in half (will wither in pan as it cooks)
• 1 tsp pepper (to taste)

Cooking Instructions

1. Add 1 tbsp of canola oil into a skillet on high heat.
2. Once oil is heated, add in garlic, onions and ginger. Cook until garlic is golden, onions caramelized and ginger softened.
3. Add in beef in the skillet and cook until browned with slight pink centers.
4. Add in yu-choy and stir together the contents of the pan together. Cook until tender and wilted.
5. Add soy sauce, oyster sauce and sugar. Mix well.
6. Add pepper to taste.
7. Remove from heat.

To Serve

I suggest serving this stir-fry immediately with white jasmine rice. For a low calorie/ low carb option, you can also try it with cauliflower rice. You can also add the following optional garnishes:

• Sesame seeds
• Fresh cilantro
• Fresh green onions

Note(s): You can modify the amount of beef or veggies based on the serving size you’d like to make. This recipe yields 4 servings.

*To get a stickier, starchy consistency with the beef, you can marinade it in a cornstarch and water mixture for 10 minutes with 1 tbsp of soy sauce and 1 tbsp of oyster sauce. If you do this step, remember to only add in 1 tbsp each of both sauces later on in the original recipe.

Additional add-ins/substitutes

Here are some other great vegetables that you can add in to the stir-fry:

• Sweet bell peppers
• Bok choy
• Carrots
• Broccoli
• Eggplant
• Zucchini

Yu-choy is one of my favourite Asian greens, but if you can’t find it at your local supermarket or store – feel free to substitute for other vegetables like bok choy, or any in the list mentioned above.

Bon Appétit,