Stir-fries are the ultimate quick, easy and healthy meals. They are a simple way to prepare a delicious homemade meal on even the busiest of nights. All it takes is a little prep work and a good wok. In addition, they are also quite versatile. You can literally take whatever meat and/or vegetables you have on hand, mix up a sauce (or use a store-bought sauce), and in minutes you have a wonderful stir-fry meal on the table.
Few recipes are faster and easier to make than stir-fries. But keep in mind that quick cooking time means that things are going to move fast. Therefore, I always find it much easier to have everything ready to go. The meat and vegetables are chopped ahead of time (those pre-cut bags of veggies at the grocery store can save you even more time), and even the sauce ingredients are already whisked together in a small bowl and placed within easy reach.
One of my family’s favorite stir-fry recipes is a delicious blend of beef and vegetables served over white rice. It literally just takes minutes to toss this tempting stir-fry together for the perfect weeknight meal!
Beef and Vegetable Stir-Fry
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch, divided
- 1⁄2 cup water, plus
- 2 tablespoons water, divided
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 lb boneless round steak or 1 lb charcoal chuck steak, cut into thin 3-inch strips
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
- 1.5 cups Snap Peas
- 1.5 cups Mushrooms
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 1 small onion, cut into wedges
- 1⁄3 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- hot cooked rice
Directions
- Begin by cutting the beef into strips, slicing against the grain (across the striated fibers). This makes the meat more tender.
- Next, combine 2 tablespoons cornstarch, 2 tablespoons water and garlic powder in a bowl, whisking until completely smooth.
- Add in the beef and toss.
- In a large skillet or wok over medium high heat, stir-fry the beef in 1 tablespoon oil until beef reaches desired doneness; remove and keep warm.
- Stir-fry the broccoli, snap peas, mushroom and onion in the remaining oil for 4-5 minutes. Then return beef to pan.
- Combine soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger and remaining cornstarch and water until smooth; add to the pan.
- Cook and stir for 2 more minutes.
- Then serve over steamed or cooked rice.
Do you have a favorite stir-fry recipe? Share it with us in the comments below!
Beef and Vegetable Stir-Fry
A delicious blend of beef, broccoli, snap peas and mushrooms, covered in a soy and ginger based sauce, then served over a plate of steamed rice. Quick and easy!
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch, divided
- 1 ⁄2 cup water, plus
- 2 tablespoons water, divided
- 1 ⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 lb boneless round steak or 1 lb charcoal chuck steak, cut into thin 3-inch strips
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
- 1.5 cups Snap Peas
- 1.5 cups Mushrooms
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 1 small onion, cut into wedges
- 1 ⁄3 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- hot cooked white rice
Instructions
- Begin by cutting the beef into strips, slicing against the grain (across the striated fibers). This makes the meat more tender.
- Next, combine 2 tablespoons cornstarch, 2 tablespoons water and garlic powder in a bowl, whisking until completely smooth.
- Add in the beef and toss.
- In a large skillet or wok over medium high heat, stir-fry the beef in 1 tablespoon oil until beef reaches desired doneness; remove and keep warm.
- Stir-fry the broccoli, snap peas, mushroom and onion in the remaining oil for 4-5 minutes.
- Then return beef to pan.
- Combine soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger and remaining cornstarch and water until smooth; add to the pan.
- Cook and stir for 2 minutes.
- Serve over steamed or cooked rice.
Notes
If you prefer a lot of sauce, you may want to consider doubling that part of the recipe.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1 servingAmount Per Serving: Calories: 890Total Fat: 39gSaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 22gCholesterol: 211mgSodium: 7046mgCarbohydrates: 49gFiber: 8gSugar: 12gProtein: 91g
Nutritional information is automatically calculated with ingredients and serving size and may not be accurate. Please always double check with your own nutritional apps as well.
Jeanae
Saturday 21st of February 2015
I agree that stir fry is one of the best, easiest, healthiest meals. We recently bought a larger wok, so this just gave me inspiration to test it out.