Bold Beef Stir Fry
A quick and flavorful beef stir fry packed with colorful vegetables and a tangy sauce, perfect for a weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Meat
- 1 lb steak sirloin, skirt, or flank, thinly sliced
- 0.5 teaspoon kosher salt
- 0.5 teaspoon ground pepper
Cooking Oil
- 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 2 cloves garlic minced
Vegetables
- 2 medium carrots peeled and thinly sliced into ¼" coins
- 0.5 lb asparagus ends trimmed, sliced into 2" pieces
- 1 medium red bell pepper thinly sliced
- 1 medium yellow bell pepper thinly sliced
- 6 oz snow peas
Sauce & Seasonings
- 0.25 cup soy sauce or coconut aminos or tamari
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch or arrowroot powder
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
Instructions
- Freeze steak for 20–30 minutes, then slice against the grain.
- Whisk together soy sauce, vinegar, orange juice, honey, cornstarch, and sesame oil to make the stir fry sauce.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over high heat, cook steak for 3–4 minutes, then set aside.
- Add remaining oil, stir fry carrots and asparagus for 3 minutes, then add peppers and snow peas, cook briefly.
- Return steak to skillet, pour sauce over, and stir until heated through. Serve immediately.
Notes
For extra flavor, marinate the steak in the sauce for 15 minutes before cooking.