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Quick Beef Stir-Fry

Quick and easy beef stir-fry recipe. I make this on my busiest weeknights.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 268
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 pound beef sirloin cut into 2-inch strips
  • 1 ½ cups fresh broccoli florets
  • 1 red bell pepper cut into matchsticks
  • 2 carrots thinly sliced
  • 1 green onion chopped
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons sesame seeds toasted

Method
 

  1. Prepare and assemble all the ingredients.
  2. Place the vegetable oil in a large wok or skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beef and stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes, until browned.
  3. Push the beef toward the edge of the wok. Place the broccoli, bell pepper, carrots, green onion, and garlic in the middle and stir-fry the vegetables for 2 minutes.
  4. Mix the beef back into the vegetables, then add the soy sauce and sesame seeds. Cook while stirring for approximately 2 more minutes, until the vegetables are tender.
  5. Serve immediately while hot.

Notes

The webpage recommends preparing all ingredients before cooking because stir-frying moves quickly.
Drying the beef before cooking helps it brown rather than steam.
A wok is recommended, although a skillet can also be used. When using a skillet, cooking in batches helps prevent overcrowding.
The webpage recommends heating the pan and oil before adding ingredients and stirring frequently during cooking.
The recipe can be served with rice or lo mein noodles.
The accompanying article mentions flank steak, skirt steak, Denver steak, and beef chuck as possible alternatives to sirloin. Beef chuck requires additional trimming to remove tough tissue.