Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes
This beef stir fry has a ridiculously simple sauce and is loaded with mushrooms, zucchini and bell pepper. All you need to make this Asian Beef Stir Fry a meal is a bowl of buttery, steamy white rice.
Skill Level: Easy
Cost to Make: $15-$17
Keyword: beef stir fry
Calories: 259 kcal
Servings: 4 as a main course
Ingredients
Ingredients for Beef Stir-Fry:
- 1 lb Top sirloin steak thinly sliced
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 1 medium yellow zucchini sliced on the diagonal
- 1 medium onion sliced
- 1 red bell pepper sliced
- 1/2 lb mushrooms thin sliced
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 1 garlic clove minced or pressed
- 1/2 Tbsp sesame seeds for garnish
- 3 Tbsp Oil to Saute *
- Ingredients for Asian BBQ Sauce:
- 3 Tbsp original BBQ Sauce we used Stubbs brand
- 3 Tbsp Maple Syrup
- 2 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce we used Tamari brand – gluten free
- US Customary – Metric
Instructions
- Stir together 3 sauce ingredients and set aside.
Heat a large heavy pan or wok over high heat and add 1 Tbsp oil. When the oil is hot, add beef in a single layer and sautee undisturbed 2-3 mins. Stir and saute another 2 min or until nearly cooked through. Season lightly with salt and pepper, add ginger and garlic and saute 1 min. - Drizzle beef with sauce to taste (I added 5 Tbsp) and stir-fry another 1 min or until beef is fully cooked through. Remove beef to a plate and cover to keep warm. Wipe pan clean with a paper towel.
- Place clean pan over high heat and add 1 Tbsp oil. Once oil is hot, add mushrooms, season lightly with s & p and stir fry until golden (5 min). Transfer mushrooms to the plate with beef.
- Add 1 Tbsp oil along with sliced onion and veggies and stir fry about 8 min or until soft and golden.
- Combine vegetables with beef and mushrooms, drizzle in more sauce to taste (I used another 2 Tbsp) and stir fry just until hot. Serve over steamy white rice.
Recipe Notes
If you using a sweet BBQ sauce, the sauce will be considerably sweeter which is why we opted to use an original BBQ sauce.
This recipe also works well with pork strip loin or tenderloin.
*Use a high smoke point oil such as extra light olive oil, avocado oil, canola.